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TIL: The Antichrist windows of Frankfurt were thought lost for much of the 20th century. The giant stained-glass made circa 1365 depicting Satan's doings and other scenes were packed away during WWII to avoid damage. Victorious Soviet forces took them away. Russia returned them in the early 2000s.

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W7Mwo TIL of Kleine-Levin Syndrome, which can cause a person to sleep for very long periods
9Y8AX TIL dogs may have domesticated themselves. Historically, humans hunted wolves almost to extinction. This only changed when the boldest and friendliest scavenger wolves approached humans. Only then did the benefits of canine companionship become apparent.
v4LR TIL - “Wierd” Al Yankovic was Valedictorian of his senior class, where he also founded the Volcano Worshippers club, “which did absolutely nothing. We started the club just to get an extra picture of ourselves in the yearbook.”
N7AAP TIL that 150 meters below Naples, Sicily, there is a vast multi-level underground stretching over a half kilometer, containing WWII cars, beds, conveniences, and other war relics.
XErp8 TIL that 2 students were arrested and sentenced to 7 years in prison, in Portugal for "raising a toast to freedom" in 1960. The news of this inspired British lawyer Peter Benenson to lay down the foundation for one of the largest human rights organizations in the world, the Amnesty International.