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TIL that Werner Heisenberg and SS Chief Heinrich Himmler were school friends. When the SS began persecuting Heisenberg, Heisneberg’s mother called Himmler’s mother to ask that the SS stop. They did.

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rxDw TIL that in 1964 civil rights activists spent the summer in Mississippi registering black voters. The resulting terror campaign against the activists included 35 shootings, 80 beatings, 30 bombings, and 35 church burnings. Several died. Over 1000 people were arrested.
Zmba TIL Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top has a 5-octave vocal range (higher than Freddie Mercury’s).
kMJ7 TIL The Defense Department spent an estimated $100 million for airline tickets that were not used over a six-year period and failed to seek refunds even though the tickets were reimbursable
JYRA1 TIL Korean is a language isolate; having developed independent of all other languages. It is the largest language isolate by a wide margin
8aK7G TIL that Hubei Province in China, which has Wuhan as its capital, is home to about 58.5MM people. That's almost as many as California and New York state combined, living in 71,800 sq miles, or roughly 1.3 New Yorks.