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TIL that 80% of Soviet males born in 1923 didn’t survive World War 2

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EJLP TIL: That the Honolulu Police Departments police cruisers are required to have their blue steady lights on when they are on duty to so people are aware where police officers are.
X0XYP TIL about The Cave Without a Name near San Antonio, TX . In 1940 there was a state-wide contest to name the cave and the winner was a young boy who said that the cave "was too beautiful to have a name". He received the $50 cash prize award. The Cave Without A Name is a National Natural Landmark.
R5xGQ TIL that Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass are both buried in the same cemetery in Rochester, New York.
6EK4Q TIL that Suzy Favor Hamilton, multiple time US champion and Olympic competitor in running, later worked as an escort prostitute, due to misdiagnosed bipolar disorder. After this was publicised, an award for Female Athlete of the Year named in her honour was renamed, and she lost her Nike sponsorship
grn4 TIL Emperor Caligula would chew his victims testicles as a form of torture.