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TIL that the US conducted experiments on their own troops by race back in WW2

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R7ZO9 TIL that there is a character named Jaglom Shrek in Star Trek: TNG Season 6 episode 19, and the episode was made after the childrens book that the ogre Shrek comes from. http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/shrek/ (i can't put both links in)
PYAbw TIL When studied by the New England Journal of Medicine, kids without coats did not catch colds, viruses, or any other bacteria-related illness by not wearing a coat outside in cold weather
KYZdR TIL in an attempt to assassinate Hitler, a Nazi officer hid two time bombs in his jacket and led Hitler on a tour of a museum. Hitler raced through the museum and left before the bombs exploded, so the officer had to rush to the bathroom where he defused the bombs "at the last second."
GYpM7 TIL An Ohio judge once sentenced a women to spend 8 hours at the "stinkiest, smelliest" part of the county dump, as punishment for neglecting her dog. "If you puke, you puke."
e0OZb TIL all airports are aerodromes, but not all aerodromes are airports.