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TIL the British government turned down rescuing over a million Hungarian Jews from the Gestapo in exchange for trucks, coffee, tea, cocoa, and soap

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dDpP8 TIL of Drapetomania, a proposed mental illness that, in 1851, American physician Samuel A. Cartwright hypothesized as the cause of enslaved Africans fleeing captivity. The concept has since been debunked as pseudoscience and shown to be part of the edifice of scientific racism.
XZrQ TIL that in 1939 Hitler’s nephew wrote an article called “Why I Hate My Uncle”
Oo5W6 TIL Frank Sinatra hated the song "Light My Fire" by The Doors. One night when it came on the radio he switched stations and found that channel also playing the same song. He stopped the car and smashed the radio to bits with his shoe.
OGLEX TIL that during Deng Xiaoping's visit to the United States, a Maoist American protested against him, calling him a "capitalist roader"
Y79Qd TIL that flour always needs to be cooked before being eaten (think raw cookie dough) because it can contain E. Coli and other contamination