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TIL Methamphetamine was sold in WW2 under the brand name Pervitin. It was used by all branches of the Wehrmacht forces of the Third Reich for its "stimulant effects and to induce extended wakefulness."

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a8D6A TIL There are more than 650 American cities that share their name with those found in the U.K. As British colonists set up home in America, they brought with them the names of their hometowns and cities.
Oaea TIL William Franklin, son of Benjamin Franklin, remained Loyal to the British Crown throughout the American Revolutionary war; he never spoke to his father again
16peW TIL about Viganella, the Italian Village that Brought the Sun Down to the Valley
LkkxZ TIL it is illegal to pump your own gas in New Jersey
mx16Y TIL: Shortly after Charles Manson was arrested he wrote to one of the "Manson Family" members from jail asking her to assassinate President Ford. She approached Ford and pointed a gun at his face but was tackled to the ground by secret service agents after her gun misfired.