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TIL the Nazis took over a high-end Berlin brothel commonly used by prominent Germans and foreign dignitaries, replaced all the prostitutes with spies, and continued business until a British air raid demolished the building in 1942

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nWaD9 TIL about the death of 9yr old Stanton Walker. A spectator at a baseball game in Morristown(ohio), he was struck by a foul ball while a knife was passed between his companions for the purpose of sharpening a score keeping pencil. The knife lodged between his ribs and he died in minutes.
E1Kyp TIL in one study that took place in front of an escalator and a parallel staircase, the placement of a motivational poster that promoted using the stairs, doubled the amount of stair use. After removal of the poster, the effect gradually decreased back to zero.
YpVMB Today I learned that Michael Bowen (who played Jack, and killed Hank from Breaking Bad) and Dean Norris (Hank) were actually longtime buddies and he (Michael Bowen) had tears in his eyes when he killed Hank in Breaking Bad
9Y88G TIL the reason OJ Simpsons gloves did not fit during his trial is because he stopped taking his arthritis medication two weeks before hand causing his hands to swell.
6Y1Z TIL an American Army Air Force officer deserted in Pakistan during WW II, hitched a ride to Italy, stole a P-38 plane, deserted with the plane to the Nazis and became an officer in the SS.