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7 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL in 1939 German health establishments were told to survey their patients for certain conditions. Believing it a prelude to a labor draft many overstated their patient's disabilities hoping to protect them. It was really part of Aktion T4, a eugenics-based murder scheme with a 5-figure body count. image
TIL in 1939 German health establishments were told to survey their patients for certain conditions. Believing it a prelude to a labor draft many overstated their patient's disabilities hoping to protect them. It was really part of Aktion T4, a eugenics-based murder scheme with a 5-figure body count.
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Preview thumbnail for [TIL] That in addition Fire Department red and Police red and blue, some states reserve purple lights expressly for funeral procession escort vehicles. image
[TIL] That in addition Fire Department red and Police red and blue, some states reserve purple lights expressly for funeral procession escort vehicles.
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Preview thumbnail for TIL that the Nazis had a very well developed charity drive for the poor in wintertime... and the Stormtroopers would mess up your life if you didn't contribute. image
TIL that the Nazis had a very well developed charity drive for the poor in wintertime... and the Stormtroopers would mess up your life if you didn't contribute.
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7 months ago
TIL that the National Rifle Association believes a mass shooting can be perpetrated "without firearms of any type".
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TIL that genuine moose leather exists.
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Preview thumbnail for TIL of Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a Benedictine Abbess and noted polymath. Due to her lack of formal education, her artistic and scientific output (including multiple then-advanced medical texts) was regarded as a form of divine intervention. image
TIL of Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a Benedictine Abbess and noted polymath. Due to her lack of formal education, her artistic and scientific output (including multiple then-advanced medical texts) was regarded as a form of divine intervention.
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7 months ago
TIL That a Lego Minifigure Head is similar enough in size to a 40 S&W bullet that it can be loaded into a cartridge. The head will not only fire through a handgun, but will actually engage the rifling, fly stable, and penetrate into ballistics gel.
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Preview thumbnail for TIL the design of the Space Shuttle was influenced by the United States Air Force, which wanted the ability to snatch Soviet spy satellites out of orbit. image
TIL the design of the Space Shuttle was influenced by the United States Air Force, which wanted the ability to snatch Soviet spy satellites out of orbit.
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