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TIL that in 1944 Dutch Resistance members dressed as German SD (intelligence agents) went into Leeuwarden prison, and walked out with 39 prisoners, and all vanished into the city. No shots were fired, and the Germans never caught anyone.

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Earw TIL, When presented with a mirror, many male birds masturbate to their own relfection
BdnD TIL In 1957 Henry Molaison had his hippocampus and amygdala surgically removed due to epilepsy, after the surgery he was unable to form any new memories and could not recall any past memories. He was institutionalized for research and essentially was “stuck in time”.
GYjwN TIL Marco Pierre White was the first ever Chef in England to get 3 Michelin Stars at the young age of 32 in 1994. White announced his retirement from the kitchen in 1999 and returned all his Michelin Stars
9YyD6 TIL about Atomic Vets that were soldiers secretly exposed to nuclear weapons by the US during the cold war
l7N5B TIL there are more mattress stores in the US than Starbucks locations