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TIL of the Holocaust memoir Fragments (1995), a worldwide hit that gained much critical acclaim. Its author was interviewed and went into further detail about his horrible experiences. In 1998, it was proved to be entirely fake and its author had never been involved at all in the Holocaust.

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v1JA8 TIL that stripper poles spin in place, rather than the performer sliding around them.
gMZL7 Today I learned the "Tanks" got their name because the British during WW1 were trying to keep the new weapons a secret and hid them in crates marked "tanks", telling people that they were just water tanks that were being delivered.
O5Jg TIL Timothy Cole, while always maintaining his innocence despite an offer for a shorter sentence, died 14 years into a 25 year sentence for a rape DNA tests later showed he did not commit
aK6b TIL that Keurig K-Cups generate 10 times the solid waste that would be generated from a standard drip brewer and most of that waste isn’t recyclable. Co-founder John Sylvan said, “I feel bad sometimes that I ever did it.”
M7MV7 TIL that in 2014, during a friendly football game between Malta and Slovakia,the first few seconds of "Numb" by Linkin Park were mistakenly played instead of the Maltese anthem.