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TIL that Albania, the only European country with a Muslim majority at the time, had their Jewish population triple during WWII due to a code of honor called 'Besa' where it was an honor to protect those in refuge. Almost no Jews were handed over to the Germans with exception to one family.

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kOAYe TIL Ancient DNA shows how recent adult lactose tolerance is, in evolutionary terms. 20,000 years ago, it was non-existent. Today, about 1/3 of all adults have tolerance. That lightning-fast evolutionary change suggests that direct milk consumption must have provided a serious survival advantage
wLJxM TIL David E. Durston, the director of 'I Drink Your Blood' and 'Manhole' is associated with two suspicious deaths. Durston had a fight with actress Carol Wayne, 3 days later she was found dead by fishermen. Durston visited actress Diane Linkletter at 3am, she jumped out a 6th story window at 9am.
4XdXo TIL about the Peshtigo fire the deadliest wildfire in US history that killed around 1500 people. It's almost unknown because the more famous Great Chicago Fire happened on the same day.
R5pMl TIL, the "Mayor"/owner of Hell, Michigan was shot in Vietnam, mistaken for dead and put in a body bag, even though he was still alive.
mxd0M TIL - In the 18th and 19th century, squirrels were among the most common household pets in America. While colonial Americans kept many types of wild animals as pets, squirrels were the most popular being relatively easy to keep.