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TIL Indian Removal in America was a larger genocide than the Holocaust

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D15XJ TIL In 1948, a man pinned under a tractor used his pocketknife to scratch the words "In case I die in this mess I leave all to the wife. Cecil Geo Harris" onto the fender. He did die and the message was accepted in court. It has served as a precedent ever since for cases of holographic wills.
PYB6n TIL, in 1973 a drunk driver hit and killed a tree that had been used for a landmark in the Sahara Desert for nearly 300 years... And it was the only tree within 250 miles.
KlQB TIL despite his notoriously foul mouth, Eminem doesn’t say the “n-word.” He hasn’t used the slur in a rap song since two decades ago (when he was nearly unknown).
9wLED TIL in Germany it is illegal to use the familiar "du" form when addressing a police officer. You must always use the polite "Sie" form of address, and can be fined up to €600 for failing to do so.
W7RgN TIL "Greeble" is the name given to the texture applied to Sci-Fi spaceship models for the purpose of making them appear more complex.