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TIL that people in Berlin call the Soviet Soldier monument “The Tomb of the Unknown Rapist”

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8DLP TIL REM’s 1994 song What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? slows down towards the end because bassist Mike Mills had an appendicitis attack and had to be rushed to hospital and the band couldn’t re-do it
wLAWY TIL about Download Valley. A cluster of software companies in Israel, producing and delivering adware to be installed alongside downloads of other software.
9rQ6 TIL that Nikola Tesla was an advocate of sterilizing criminals and people with mental problems, and he believed that by 2100 people who aren’t “desirable parents” shouldn’t be able to breed.
R5B44 TIL Alitalia, an Italian airline, had only one year of profit between founding in 1941 and demise in 2021
16Jk8 TIL As recent as 2020, the US was still awarding purple heart medals that had been produced in 1945 in preparation for the invasion of Japan.