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TIL Gestapo Chief of Frankfurt, Heinrich Baab, told moms worried about their kids, "Don't worry about those Jewish bastards. You'll soon be on your way up the chimney and your troubles will be over."

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1jxO TIL Soda is so corrosive, that without BPA or equivalent liner, an aluminum can would break after three days
YpL5P TIL of Mae C. Jemison. Not only is she the first African-American woman to go to space; she also served in the Peace Corps, appeared on Star Trek, is a dancer, and holds nine honorary doctorates in science, engineering, letters and the humanities
WkDB9 TIL dragonflies spend several years as aquatic nymphs (one to four years), while the winged adult stage last any where from a few days to a few weeks, with six months being the exception for some species.
6keW TIL: The average American woman now weighs as much as the average American man in the 1960s
GYpDJ TIL that, due to ADA requirements, elevator chimes must sound once when it's going up, or twice if it's going down. This is to assist those who are unable to see.