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TIL that after being ousted by the Anschluss and kept in a concentration camp for 7 years the former dictator of Austria, Kurt Schushnigg, became a professor of political science in St. Louis University from 1948 to 1967.

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PPOg TIL that in India there is a Guardian Angels-style vigilante group that protects young couples who fall in love across different castes.
rwMy TIL that sling bullets from the siege of Perusia (41 BC) have been found with phrases on them such as “catch”, “take this”, and “For Pompey’s backside”
4XALo TIL that Nirvanas album cover on “Nevermind” was almost rejected by the label because you could see the babies’ penis. Kurt Cobain then said the only compromise he would take is placing a sticker over the penis saying “If you're offended by this, you must be a closet pedophile.”
RvaQ TIL that “Interstellar” has the most footage ever shot using 15/70mm IMAX cameras for a film, and, due to the film industry’s rapid conversion to digital projection formats, will potentially be the last feature film ever to be projected on 15/70mm IMAX film.
AGvl TIL William Lee was the only one of George Washington’s 124 slaves freed outright in Washington’s will citing “his faithful services during the Revolutionary War”.