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TIL That Victoria’s Secret used prison labor in the United States to make their lingerie in the 90s (and very well may be doing so to this day).

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gMgNA TIL of the SS Richard Montgomery: a US WWII ship carrying munitions, grounded 2.4km from Sheerness, UK in 1944, and broken in two by the weight of the bombs on board. An estimated 1,400 tonnes of explosives remain on board the ship. It is monitored constantly & protected by a 500m exclusion zone.
wLvQW TIL that Meat Loaf being cast in The Rocky Horror Show was NOT stunt casting, as the musical opened in 1973 and he didn't have his first hit record until 1977. Also, in the musical he played both Eddie and Dr. Scott.
B6Qd TIL even a small amount of Grapes or Raisins can be fatal for dogs. No one knows exactly why.
gr8WD TIL of the Groom of the Stool. A person who was responsible for assisting the king in excretion and hygiene.
QJb89 TIL that Anne Frank was in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at the same time as two of her pre-war friends. These two friends, Hanneli Goslar and Nanette Blitz, survived the Holocaust and are still alive today.