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TIL The Concordat between the Holy See and the German Reich, negotiated between the Nazi government and Pope Pius XI, is still in force as of 2020.

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NynE TIL that in addition to having the same social structure as bees, being resistant to cancer, and able to live up to 31 years, naked mole rats also have no pain sensation in their skin.
bb6Q TIL of Dr. Gay Hitler. Son of George Washington Hitler, he served as a dentist in Circleville, Ohio. Many roads in Circleville contain “Hitler” to this day.
R7DA1 TIL The term pizza was first recorded in the 10th century in a Latin manuscript from the Southern Italian town of Gaeta, several hundred years before tomatoes arrived in Italy.
kaJE TIL That aluminum used to be one of the most expensive metals in the world. Only the wealthiest ate with aluminum utensils, while lesser nobility ate with gold.
16pbd TIL about Danish Pålægschokolade, which translates to “chocolate to put on bread”. They are thin slices of chocolate that are used as a topping on bread, such as rye or white bread, similar to how chocolate spread is used in many countries.