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TIL of the Morgenthau Plan, a post-WWII proposal for Germany by US Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr. in which its arms and other industries would be destroyed, and the country would be partitioned. It was concluded to be unworkable and would result in 25 million Germans starving to death.

by whatilearned January 17, 2022, 2:18 pm

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What do you call a kid with no arms and an eyepatch?

by cringeyjokesman January 16, 2022, 5:54 am

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If you were lost in a forest for 5 days with no food and little water, and suddendly saw a pile of human legs and arms in the middle of nowhere, what would you do?

by QuestionGuy January 12, 2022, 3:32 pm

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TIL Bao Xishun, one of the world’s tallest living men, had once assisted veterinarians in treating two unwell dolphins by using his long arms to reach into their stomachs to remove plastic shards.

by whatilearned January 11, 2022, 4:36 pm

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TIL that Sir George’s Martin Coat of Arms has three beetles and carries the motto “Amore Solum Opus Est” (All you need is Love)

by whatilearned December 3, 2021, 1:11 am

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TIL that Japanese playing cards (Hanafuda) have historically highly abstract designs due to a cat-and-mouse style gambling arms race in the 17th to 19th centuries. The government would ban popular sets of cards to prevent gambling, leading to new, more abstract sets being developed.

by whatilearned December 1, 2021, 3:20 am

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TIL during WW2, Desmond Doss, of the United States, receied the Medal of Honor for saving around 75 of his brothers of arms at Okinawa on 1944, the only conscientious objector to have gotten it during WW2

by whatilearned November 29, 2021, 10:03 pm

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What do you call a man with no arms and no legs who’s lost at sea?

by cringeyjokesman November 29, 2021, 9:29 pm

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TIL the official coat of arms of Sainte-Mère-Église, the first town liberated on D-Day, contains two stars hanging from parachutes

by whatilearned November 26, 2021, 9:04 pm

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What did the boy with no arms get for Christmas?

by cringeyjokesman November 22, 2021, 6:44 am

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TIL the largest octopus in the world can grow to 30 feet across and has an extra brain in each of its arms.

by whatilearned November 19, 2021, 10:27 pm

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What do you call a man with no arms or legs?

by cringeyjokesman November 18, 2021, 7:45 am

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