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TIL that Neanderthals had nasally high-pitched voices

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1Wd7 TIL that US interrogators tortured an Afghan detainee to death by hanging him by his arms for 4 days and beating his legs so badly they needed amputation. They did this despite most interrogators believing him to be “an innocent man who simply drove his taxi past the American base at the wrong time”
9LZr TIL: When asked about rape committed by Soviet troops during World War 2, Stalin explained that “a soldier who has crossed thousands of kilometres through blood and fire and death has fun with a woman or takes some trifle.”
Y7KJx TIL Swiss German has no standard spelling. People write phonetically based on their dialect, so texts vary widely. Speakers can often tell someone's village by their accent or word choice.
Q8G9 TIL that Oscar Wilde’s tomb was encased in glass in 2011, rendering it “kiss proof” after many lipsticked visitors left their marks.
waM1 TIL: Adobe is developing audio-editing software that, when combined with new facial reenactment/manipulation software, can essentially allow anyone on the Internet to create realistic video of anyone saying anything.