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TIL Prisoners in Birkenau concentration camp during Nazi Germany had better chances of survival (60%) if they worked in the latrines. Nazi officials avoided those areas, reducing the risk of abuse. Workers could also recover food other prisoners' vomit, gain privileged info, and receive bribes.

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9YjMr TIL Time Team was the biggest funder of archaeological digs in the United Kingdom. The TV show also produced more research papers than any other archaeology group or university in the country. The show is credited for increasing the number of people interested in archaeology.
M7A0m TIL: The Longest Coin Spin was 26.55sec performed in front of a live audience in 2015.
6ELeX TIL, that a DIN A3 paper is 420mm wide.
ANw0n TIL Senator Mark Kelly (former astronaut) has an identical twin who confusingly also was an astronaut
BrxGr TIL that there is a specific order to Adjectives for the English language. Native speakers can just tell if it sounds right or not, and it may not be apparent to non-native speakers at first - in general the order is: opinion, size, age / shape, color, origin, material, purpose.