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TIL that doctors were seven times as likely to join the Nazi Party as other employed men in Germany

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WGL TIL that the role of “Bubba” in the movie Forrest Gump was intended for Dave Chappelle. Chappelle turned down the role, claiming it was too “racially demeaning”. He later regretted his decision.
QoyX TIL Ferrari stopped selling cars with manual transmissions in 2011.
1aWWD TIL Anthony Bourdain at times wouldn't name the places he'd visit while filming. He did this sometimes to prevent tourists from turning a bar or restaurant into a tourist trap after filming there.
9Md7 TIL the word “palindrome” isn’t “palindrome” spelled backwards, but “palindrome” spelled backwards is “emordnilap”, which is a real word that represents any word that when spelled backwards makes a new word - such as “time” and “emit” - so “emordnilap palindrome” is an emordnilap palindrome
9wV8X TIL that Subway spokesman Jared Fogle's charity, which was worth $187,000, got dissolved by the State of Indiana in 2012 for repeatedly failing to pay a $5 charity registration fee