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TIL that American and German soldiers teamed up against the Nazis in a battle for a medieval castle

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A4OB TIL the term “outsider art”, which describes art by self-taught individuals who have little or no contact with the mainstream art world. Outsider art is often recognized for its childlike simplicity and unconventional ideas. In many cases the artists work is only discovered after their deaths.
NLB1 TIL both ancient Greek and Egyptian medicine recognized obesity as a medical disorder. Hippocrates wrote that “corpulence is not only a disease itself, but the harbinger of others”.
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WkZwY TIL After Canadian Prime Minister Diefenbaker visited Washington, Kennedy said he never wanted “to see the boring son of a bitch again”
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