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TIL around 140000 men were convicted under Paragraph 175, a law in German Criminal Code penalising homosexuality that lasted from 1871 to... 1994. Also, "criminals" that were in Nazi camps due to their homosexuality, weren't released from camps after liberation and their "sentence" were still valid.

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negb9 TIL of 6 Psyche, one of the largest asteroids in the asteroid belt is made up of pure metals. At current prices, the metals in the asteroid are estimated to be worth quintillions of Dollar.
PRL TIL if you type 153349 followed by pressing the + and - keys simultaneously on most Canon calculators, you can play Tetris!
e5wD TIL prior to being called Butthole Surfers, they performed under different names at live shows, including The Dick Clark Five, Ed Asner Is Gay, Fred Astaire’s Asshole, The Right To Eat Fred Astaire’s Asshole, The Inalienable Right To Eat Fred Astaire’s Asshole, and many others
7yWL TIL of Mary Fields, aka “Stagecoach Mary,” a 6 ft, 200 lb former slave who, at age 60, was hired by the U.S. Postal Service as she was the fastest applicant to hitch a team of horses. She never missed a day of work, and when the snow was too deep for her horses, she carried the mail on her back.
awoQJ TIL a study of 3,599 commuters in 4 European cities found that people who commuted daily through natural environments reported better mental health. "Natural" was defined as outdoor spaces including forests, street trees, parks, reserves, & all types of waterbodies, both public & private.