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TIL that the band Joy Division is named after the group of jewish inmates in concentration camps, that had to fulfill sexual demands of the guards

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Bg7Rk TIL that the largest mall in the world is in Iran and it’s 21 million square feet
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4XpLN TIL top US government officials proposed committing acts of terror against US citizens in false flag attacks as a pretext to invade Cuba, before being denied by President Kennedy.
Rja6 TIL For 200 years tomatoes were considered poisonous in Europe - in reality their acidity was dissolving poisonous metals from plates
9wZ7G TIL Quebec has an organization that enforces use of the French language by issuing fines or withholding business certificates to businesses that don't comply. Informally they're referred to as the "Language Police".