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TIL That London has a larger population than Scotland

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nrjB TIL that Hitler planned to reduce the “non-German population” in occupied countries by “persuading them that vaccination and the like are really most dangerous”.
PdOn TIL the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie (1990) was a low-budget non-studio flick that blew away box office records and became the highest-grossing indie film of all time (at the time).
rNBmd TIL that 70s / 80s music star Plastic Bertrand wasn’t actually the singer for his first 4 albums, and the public had no idea for 30 years. He only received .5% of the royalties for “his” international hit, ‘Ça Plane Pour Moi”, with the majority likely going to the songs actual singer, Lou Deprijck.
NXGyP TIL: A nuclear physicist describes 7 things you probably didn't know about radioactive fallout from a nuclear bomb
LkLQ TIL John Lennon wrote the Beatles song ‘Dear Prudence’ for Prudence Farrow (Mia’s sister) while studying TM in India. The group became worried about her because she spent the majority of her time alone in her room practicing meditation, so John wrote her a song to persuade her to socialize more.