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TIL That after the release of Saving Private Ryan, the VA set up a hotline for WW2 veterans traumatized by the film

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V5yQ TIL that using services like Mint puts you in breach of cardholder agreements with your bank, thereby voiding your security guarantee.
LkV6Z TIL that 50 years ago, the sugar industry quietly paid off some scientists to point blame at fat for heart diseases
YpmjG TIL about Ehrlich, a Polish ping-pong player who played the longest point ever (2h 12m) in 1936 World Championships, and in WW2 was spared the gas chamber by the Nazis because they recognized him
O58a TIL Winston Churchill covered up the “Katyn Massacre” of 20,000 poles by the soviets to pursue the alliance, assuring them that “We shall certainly oppose vigorously any ‘investigation’ by the International Red Cross… Such investigation would be a fraud and its conclusions reached by terrorism”.
dDjJK Today I learned the song "Making Plans for Nigel" by XTC prompted a response from British Steel to look into the job satisfaction of employees named Nigel.