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TIL of the “Madagascar Plan”, a proposal of the Third Reich to relocate the Jewish population of Europe to the island of Madagascar

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BKNb TIL of a Cynic named Diogenes who had no regard for wealth or honor. He was once sitting outside when Alexander the Great approached and asked if he wanted anything; he replied, “yes, stand a little out of my sun.” The awestruck king said “truly if I were not Alexander, I would wish to be Diogenes.”
ne4vr TIL that the Schwarzschild Radius is the size an object is compressed in order to make it a black hole. Earth’s Schwarzschild Radius would be compressing it to 8.7 mm, which is about the size of a peanut.
epRDn TIL The animated TV series ReBoot was heavily censored by ABC. It was then cancelled when Disney purchased ABC and the series continued to air in Canada.
J17V8 TIL: James Cameron ended up marrying the actress (Suzy Amis) who played Rose's granddaughter.
9YokG TIL there is a fish called the Minipizza Batfish. It’s flat and round like a miniature pizza.