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TIL Werwolf was a Nazi plan to create a resistance force which would operate behind enemy lines as the Allies advanced through Germany.

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XE1O6 TIL Hitler used an arson attack on the German parliament to justify taking away most civil liberties in Germany, including habeas corpus, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, the right of free association, public assembly and the secrecy of the post and telephone
OA6e TIL the girl on the Sun Maid raisin package was named Lorraine Collett Peterson and has been there for almost a hundred years.
OoRRg TIL In the US, if your scheduled arrival time to a destination is delayed by an airline (due to missteps on their part, such as overbooking), for more than 2 hours (domestic) or 4 hours (international), you are entitled to financial compensation of up to 400% of the one-way fare, capped at $1,550.
Wk8nB TIL: The human brain is extremely efficient at consuming energy. It only requires the energy needed to light a very dim lightbulb for it to function properly. Supercomputer have to consume far much power to calculate connection in the way the human brain does.
KYVp6 TIL 99% victims of bear attacks are adult males