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TIL of Raphael Lemkin, a Holocaust survivor who went on a one-man 15 year crusade to get genocide condemmed under international law.

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gX4L TIL people in Seattle are considered cold and stand-offish, making it extremely hard to make new friends in the city. This phenomena is referred to as the “Seattle Freeze”
LMr9 TIL that the almond is not a nut, but in fact a member of the peach family
GYaNJ TIL that during filming of Titanic, the cast and crew ate chowder laced with PCP, leading to a hospital conga Line.
a8NVM TIL Costco purposefully designed their store without signs to force people to wander through all the aisles and find things to buy.
NrA8 TIL there is a cafe in France which charges €7 a coffee to rude customers and €1.40 to people who talk politely to wait staff