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TIL that some German authorities still accept the Ariernachweis (Aryan certificate), which certified that a person was a member of the Aryan race, as proof of nationality since it has accurate birth and marriage data.

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D9Bv TIL Minnesota’s program for “sexual psychopaths” has never fully released a patient in its 21-year history, essentially constituting a life sentence.
0wDP1 TIL The calves muscles help pump blood, The body is engineered so that when you walk, the calf muscles pump venous blood back toward your heart. The veins in your calf act like a reservoir for blood your body does not need in circulation at any given time.
dVmQ TIL That 5,382 British Royal Marines held off 13,749 French and Spanish troops for 7 months after being told they would be relieved.
MEVA TIL Dubai has a TGI Thursday’s instead of TGI Friday’s
XjXk TIL when the Pope dies, it’s tradition to confirm the death ceremonially by gently tapping the pope’s head thrice with a silver hammer, calling his birth name each time.