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TIL that the remains of Josef Mengele, the Nazi war criminal "Angel of Death", are being used in Brazil forensic medicine courses

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KONy6 TIL Stone-stacking is popular amongst Instagrammers, but can seriously harm wildlife including oystercatcher birds.
89JP TIL that our modern idea of headphone plugs is >130yrs old. It was invented in 1878, and is thus possibly the oldest electrical connector standard still in use today!
GAp4E TIL that the width between the two sides of the House of Commons in British parliament is the length of two swords. It is believed that this was to prevent disputes from degenerating into duels.
D1DEP TIL The artificial sweetener Glycerol is a strong sanitizer that is FDA approved for burns and wounds. It is even used to store skin grafts between transplant surgery.
7EwL TIL that in 1946 the United States offered to give up its atomic bomb stockpile and transfer all fissionable material to a United Nations body, to which a Soviet representative said that USSR does not want equality. The Soviet Union wants complete freedom to pursue its own aims as it sees fit".