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TIL that when you start liking a person just because they like you and show interest in you is actually a psychological phenomenon known as Reciprocal Liking

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VM41D TIL that Queen Elizabeth II was a truck mechanic in the army
0dE8M TIL a witness in a Scottish court who had answered "aye" to confirm he was the person summoned was told by the Sheriff that he must answer either "yes" or "no". His name was read again and he was asked to confirm it, he answered "aye" again, and was imprisoned for 90 minutes for contempt of court.
LQVyV TIL in 1944 a bunch of prisoners decided to revolt at Auschwitz by blowing up the crematorium and gas chambers. They were able to destroy one gas chamber and several crematoria, injuring and killing several SS guards. Ultimately, the revolt was unsuccessful and all were caught and executed.
loA4G TIL that according to one jewish legend,shedims(Jewish demons,not necessarily evil) were born because god originally wanted to make some humans but the sabbath came and he could not do any more work and just treated the project as complete.
E1Vmp TIL that RT America is considered a "Foreign Agent" and is Funded by the Russian Government.