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TIL Christopher Lee enlisted in the Royal Air Force during World War II, is a classically trained singer, and is currently still acting at age 92.

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RWLQ TIL that Croatian fascists created a type of knife literally called a “Serb cutter” in order to faster kill prisoners in concentration camps during WWII with concentration guards holding contests to see who could kill the most in one day (the record was 1,360)
J11Dm TIL that New Hampshire is the only state with no adult seatbelt laws. Seatbelts are only required for minors ages 17 and under in that state. According to 2017 data from the U.S. Department of Transportation, it also had the lowest percentage of seatbelt useage among the 50 states, at just 67.6%.
RAZl TIL The “Black Death” plague (Yersinia pestis) still exists in the US (1–17 reported cases per year).
7Mjp TIL that in 1946 an African American man impersonated Adolf Hitler and wrote letters to American fascists and Nazi supporters asking for money to fund a surprise attack.
R7DW7 TIL: July 1st is Bobby Bonilla Day, the day in which the New York Mets pay Bobby Bonilla, a man who last played for them in 1999, $1.19 million until the year 2035