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TIL that the company that created Zyklon B, the gas that was used to kill millions of Jews in the Holocaust, still exists as a pest control company.

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NXea6 TIL a group of 22 people is responsible for all US military patch and insignia designs
5ay8 TIL The CDC attributes the high rates of AIDS in Black communities to the DownLow lifestyle of gay black men that reject the Gay & LGBT as being white concepts. Non-Disclosure of male sex is a key factor in HIV transmission to black women; black men are less likely to know their infection status.
9YRQp TIL just a couple of months into their development, little humans begin peeing freely into the amniotic fluid that surrounds them in the womb. Every last one of us has spent several months drinking our own pee.
8apEZ Today I learned there is a no-kill animal shelter in Costa Rica called "Territorio de Zaguates", or "Land of Strays". It sits on 378 acres and is home to approximately 1,000 dogs. There, visitors are able to go on scenic hikes with the dogs, even if they have no plans to adopt.
LkAv0 TIL that Beatles producer George Martin was granted his own coat of arms in 2004, which includes three beetles and the motto "Amore Solum Opus Est" - "All you need is love"