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TIL the allied forces hired a makeup artist to draw sketches of Hitler in various disguises.

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6E4v7 TIL When researchers blocked AMPA-receptor removal in rats, they found that the rats were prevented from forgetting the locations of objects. To forget, it seemed that the rat brain had to proactively destroy connections at the synapse. Forgetting is not a failure of memory, but a function of it.
Y76Ox TIL of Robert Moses, never elected to office, held up to 12 titles at once, including NYC Parks Commissioner. He transformed New York with projects like Jones Beach, the NY State Parkway System, and the Triborough Bridge, influencing city development nationwide.
R7lQ9 TIL bee hives are kept on top of Notre Dame to increase urban biodiversity
p8XkA TIL that Ritz crackers were first released during the Great Depression, choosing the name ‘Ritz’ (as in the Ritz hotels) so people would perceive the crackers as high class and fancy, but available at an affordable price
l7OV1 TIL Facist and F**got are both derived from the same Latin root word fasces meaning bundle of sticks