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TIL that the big US banks own 5 vacant homes for every homeless person

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4XnDo TIL that Nazi commander Walter Rauff escaped justice for the deaths of nearly 100,000 people during WWII. He was instrumental in the implementation of the Nazis' genocide by mobile gas chamber. He died in 1984 from a heart attack as a free man in Chile. His MI5 file said he never showed any remorse.
d8b1Q TIL of the Flying Fathers, a Canadian ice hockey team made up of priests with a horse as a backup goalie
4RGR TIL China has a law that requires every citizen over the age of 11 to plant at least one tree per year. As a result, China currently has the highest afforestation rate of any country or region in the world.
b6eWE TIL that in 2008 a proposed forensic technique suggested analyzing antibodies. It was said to be faster than DNA though wasn’t intended to replace it.
XaMR TIL Humans are the kings and queens of the planet when it comes to long-distance running. We can outrun every animal on the planet, and run in conditions that no other animal can run in.