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TIL of Eva Kotchever, a Polish-Jewish lesbian émigré. Operating a lesbian tearoom in New York City, she ran afoul of the law and was deported. She died at Auschwitz.

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X6Ar TIL That the show Australia’s naughtiest home video show has the record for the quickest cancelation at 23 minutes. The owner of the network was quoted as saying “Get this s*** off the air”
J1dyl TIL mosquitoes are picky, preferring some humans over others based on things like the amount of CO2 they exhale, body odor, body heat, and even the color of clothes. Apparently, they're also fans of beer drinkers and pregnant women. They might even remember you if you have proved as tasty before.
eWDb TIL when Michael Moore’s biggest critic (author of Moorewatch.com) had trouble paying his wife’s medical bills, anonymous person donated $12,000 for the cause. As it turned out later, it was Michael Moore.
KrZw TIL that when Douglas Adams was writing Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, he created the Infinite Improbability Drive whenever he had no clue how to rescue Arthur and Ford when they were shot into space.
MLBW TIL the town Fucking, Austria’s only reported crime was theft of many Fucking road signs. In ‘05 they were replaced with antitheft ones & CCTV cameras to deter tourists filming sex there. PoliceChief:“We wont stand for Fucking signs being removed. It may be amusing…but Fuckings simply Fucking to us”