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TIL Peter the Great instituted a beard tax and forced people to shave who hadn’t paid

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k004 TIL that 6 babies, the “Kaufering Babies”, were born to Jewish women imprisoned at the Dachau Concentration Camp in WW2 and survived thanks to the kindness of other Jewish prisoners.
KOp5a TIL that professional mini golf is a thing and competitors will travel across America to compete, including a “Master’s” tournament where the prize is a coveted green hoodie.
wL6lP TIL Japan’s ex-prime minister Nobusuke Kishi is a Class A War Criminal
0k9v TIL In 1991, when President Bush proposed placing the DARPA network into the public domain, Democratic Rep. (now Senator) Chuck Schumer argued “it would be a waste of the taxpayers’ money” to essentially give away the Defence Department technology. DARPAnet became the basis for the Internet.
grZ79 TIL musician Frank Zappa's father worked at the Aberdeen Proving Ground where chemical weapons were tested. The family had to store gas masks in the house. This led to Zappa's work frequently referencing biological warfare, disease, and the defense industry.