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TIL In 1945, a mere 5 percent of France’s homes had a private, indoor bathroom

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EgEwx TIL That English band Black lace missed out on two worldwide hits after their versions were beaten to release by other bands. The Birdie song and Cotton eye Joe respectively.
99gM TIL During World War II, an RAF gunner Nicholas Alkemade fell through 18,000 feet without a parachute and survived without injuries. He was captured by the Germans, who issued him a commemorative certificate for his miraculous survival after verifying the details of his ‘story’.
0vGA TIL a German author wrote a novel in which Hitler wakes up in modern Berlin with no memories since 1945 and becomes a comedian
oRnDE TIL in Minnesota in 2017, a 20 year old woman shot her 22 year old boyfriend through an encyclopedia from about a foot (30 cm) away for a Youtube video and he died. She was sentenced to 6 months in prison.
ADMpl TIL Eartha Kitt - known as the original singer of "Santa Baby" and the voice of Izma in The Emperor's New Groove - was blacklisted by the CIA after telling Lady Bird Johnson, "You send the best of this country off to be shot and maimed. No wonder the kids rebel and take pot."