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TIL there is a twitter account that follows WW2 on a real-time basis on this day/time in 1941

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4kKKX TIL that there is a period in the history of Medieval Rome that is known as the Pornocracy or the Rule of the Harlots
KVNE TIL Statistically, Otis is the world’s most popular transportation company. It is estimated that the equivalent of the world’s population travel in Otis elevators, escalators and moving walkways every three days.
yQbwX TIL That all the victims who jumped from the WTC towers were re-classified as "Fallers", and therefore all their deaths were ruled homicides.
16OXV TIL Red-Eyed Tree Frogs use “Flash Coloration” which is when an organism displays certain colors at rest versus in motion. When the frog is startled, it can flash its bright red eyes, orange webbed feet, and blue/yellow lateral stripes, which startles predators and allows the frog to escape.
Omg1 TIL that about 1% of the population is born with a tiny hole above their ear, a sinus thought to be an voluntionary remnant from fish gills.