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TIL some holocaust survivors died within their first week of freedom due to overeating chocolates and sweets given to them by soldiers

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W57d TIL the Zoot Suit is still illegal in Los Angeles
BgQ7k TIL Poison Dart frogs are completely non-toxic when captive bred (dart frogs are commonly bred in captivity), even wild-caught poison dart frogs gradually lose their potency in captivity.
x6x11 TIL Exxon is a re-brand of Esso, which, in turn, was a phonetic initialism re-naming of Standard Oil of New Jersey (“S.O.”)
KG8E TIL: NASA Deleted the first line of their mission statement in 2006……“to understand and protect our home planet”
VMnYD TIL a Girl Scout began selling cookies outside a cannabis dispensary in Canada and sold out with in 6 hours, her sales totaling more than 300 boxes.