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TIL that the creator of the sportswear company Adidas (Adolf Dassler) was a member of the Nazi Party.

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KyJ6 TIL vampire bats not only drink the blood of their prey, but urinate on the prey as they do so.
ZBK4 TIL that doing the Nazi salute in Germany is punishable by up to six months in prison.
dXgd TIL the actor who played Smeagol in the “Lord of the Rings” developed his voice after watching his cat cough up a hairball, then mimicked the sound and added words.
R564 TIL that the Lingerie Football League claims to have fired several current NFL replacement refs for gross incompetence
kJaW1 TIL about Ban Khun Samut Chin, a village in Thailand that has suffered 1.1- 2km shoreline retreat and has only 4 students left at the local school. It is unknown how long locals can keep living there.