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TIL Hitler Praised the United States for its Eugenic Prowess

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b74Q TIL it is polite in Japan to slurp your noodles as you eat them because “how could you possibly get the full flavor if you don’t slurp!?”
4ddX TIL there is Vampire Squid that lives 600-900 Meters below water and is the only cephalopod in the animal kingdom to consume non living tissues, and has more teeth-like projections as opposed to suckers than a normal squid or octopus. Video in link.
Apol TIL Captain Robert Piché successfully piloted an emergency landing of his airplane when both engines failed on a trans-Atlantic flight. The plane also lost hydraulic power to the flaps, alternate brakes, and spoilers. He landed the plane in the Azores, saving the lives of all 306 people on board.
69VBw TIL male primates (yes, humans too) that recover from Ebola carry the virus in their sperm for a very long time.
ObDg TIL that one of the reasons the Roman Empire fell was that they spent to much on the military and built a giant wall