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TIL That aluminum used to be one of the most expensive metals in the world. Only the wealthiest ate with aluminum utensils, while lesser nobility ate with gold.

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rVed TIL A german pensioner was sentenced to five months in jail after teaching his dog, Adolf, the nazi salute under the command “Heil Hitler”.
oKb7 TIL a herd of rare white deer live within the confines of the former Seneca Army Depot. When the base was open, the deer were inadvertently fenced off and subject to a genetic bottleneck. With the depot now closed, the deer have an uncertain future.
b6Bg9 TIL that Switzerland had a lot of important structures packed with demolition charges until the 2010s in case of an invasion.
yQad8 TIL David Spade has a tattoo of the letters "C F" in honor of Chris Farley. The tattoo was done by Sean Penn.
VBnyG TIL that during WW2, the US also confined people with German and Italian ancestry (many who had US citizenship).