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TIL in 1939 German health establishments were told to survey their patients for certain conditions. Believing it a prelude to a labor draft many overstated their patient’s disabilities hoping to protect them. It was really part of Aktion T4, a eugenics-based murder scheme with a 5-figure body count.

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GNjE TIL Bill Murray and his brothers will call Mitch Glazer (Director of Scrooged) anytime they watch Roadhouse to let him know Patrick Swayze is having sex with his wife.
neeBW TIL that a 100-year-old fruitcake was recently found in Antartica. According to the explorers, the fruitcake was in excellent condition to the pointed that it looked and smelled almost edible.
rN6P0 TIL that rapidly unwinding a roll of Scotch tape can generate x-rays due to the triboelectric effect
OoQ06 TIL when explorers first saw the Giant Sequoia trees in Northern California, they named the biggest one "The Discovery Tree," and immediately made plans to cut it down. The felled tree was used to advertise as a tourist attraction with the tree's stump used as a dance floor.
6ENNY TIL The Mc in Irish surnames means son and O means descendant