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TIL Japanese Calligraphy Ink Is so expensive and it takes years to fabricate it

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OX8Y TIL that during WW2 Nazi Germany had a hospital/concentration camp in village Krasny Bereg where they drained all blood from thousands of soviet children (obviously, killing them in the process) to transfuse it to wounded soldiers of the Wehrmacht
XELDk TIL in 2012, 1,000 Americans across all income levels were surveyed and it was found 45 percent said the holiday season brings them so much financial pressure, they would prefer to skip it altogether.
5YXxQ TIL That banks can't charge military personnel more than 6% interest on credit card, auto loan or mortgage while they are on active duty.
JYQkl TIL that a Canadian satirical political party, the Rhinoceros party threatened to declare war on Belgium. Said war would be cancelled if the Beligan embassy brought a case of mussels and Beligian beers to the party's Montreal hindquarters(sic). The Belgians did actually delivered
a8Z0 TIL A man was trapped under his dead 224 lbs wife for 3 days after she fell down the stairs on top of him