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TIL in 2009 researchers discovered a bottled message in Auschwitz. The message contained the name & number of seven inmates between 18-20 years old, and the hometowns they were taken from. At the discovery two of the inmates were alive, three had passed away, the fate of the last two is unknown

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d8Ad9 TIL that on the WWII memorial in Washington DC, in an unassuming spot there is a drawing of ‘Kilroy Was Here’ which was a meme of the time.
yVKpv TIL: In the 1950s, to re-establish breeding populations, pairs of beavers were dropped by parachute in remote wildernesses. It worked.
JYV8B TIL that when adapting Jurassic Park from the page to screen, Hammond was changed from a ruthless businessman to a kindly old man, because Spielberg identified with his obsession with showmanship.
kJBve TIL Somalia has the largest Camel population at an estimated six million within its borders and twice as many camels as Sudan.
Oa47 TIL slaves in America in 1850 cost the equivalent of ~$40,000. The going rate today is $90.