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TIL that the 1960s TV series "The Prisoner" was filmed in Portmeirion, Wales. The village was mostly built in the early 20th century in the architectural style of the Italian Riviera.

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l4GN 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.
nWNJd TIL the girls in the Red Light District in Amsterdam need to pay 150-180 Euro a night to rent the windows they stand in.
4XnPX TIL “Tzar” is just Caesar in Russian.
P1QwG TIL about a series of Bald Eagle attacks in the late 1800s to early 1900s resulting in many injuries and deaths, particularly to children.
GA177 TIL that The Beatles Animated Series (1965-1967) was the first weekly television series to feature animated versions of real, living people.