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dYGK TIL during the reign of the Khmer Rouge, there was a prison camp, named S-21, that had a death rate of 99.96%. S-21 was directed by a former math teacher who ordered “living autopsies,” had prisoners’ blood completely drained for use in hospitals, and used a “baby-smashing tree” to kill children.

ZW8Y TIL that tonsils are strategically placed near the airway in order to “catch” incoming bacteria and viruses. They often become infected as their main purpose is to sample these bodies and build up an immunity so the much more vulnerable lungs are able to fight off infection.

wMy7 TIL that American Cheese cannot be legally sold as “cheese” in the United States. It must instead be labeled as “cheese product,” “cheese food,” or “American Singles,” since its manufacturing process varies so significantly from that of other cheeses.

Y91x TIL in the Roosevelt Roosevelt Room in The White House, Democratic administrations would traditionally hang a portrait of FDR, who was a Democrat, over the mantel, while Republican administrations would in turn hang a portrait of Teddy, a republican, there.

wLDE7 TIL Fred Rogers proposed to his wife Joanne via letter. When she received it, Joanne rushed to a payphone to respond. She was so nervous that when Fred answered the phone she was focused on the phone booth graffiti and greeted him by saying, "Shit." Fred laughed and she agreed to marry him.