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TIL During World War II the Ontario government tried to rename the small town of Swastika (named in 1906) to Winston. The locals responded by taking down the Winston sign and placing a new Swastika sign which read “To hell with Hitler, we came up with our name first.”







TIL: The National Park Service recommends wrapping the entire underside of your car in a tarp to protect against marmots in Sequioa National Park
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TIL, the Finnish air force academy still uses a swastika on its flag and insignia. Finnish use of the swastika was unrelated to their alliance with Nazi Germany, and predated Nazi adoption of the symbol. Finland stopped using the swastika in most other parts of the military for obvious reasons.



A ballerina breaking in her Pointe shoes. Pointe shoes break down incredibly fast, sometimes after one performance. So they have to fit to the needs of the dancer by customizing them. That way they fit better and mold to their feet.
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A ballerina breaking in her Pointe shoes. Pointe shoes break down incredibly fast, sometimes after one performance. So they have to fit to the needs of the dancer by customizing them. That way they fit better and mold to their feet.
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TIL Eva Peron (Evita), wife of Argentina's president Juan Peron, died of cervical cancer at the age of 33.He never told her that she had cancer and was dying. Ironically, his first wife also died of cervical cancer at 28 yrs old. Doctors felt that he passed the HPV virus on to his wives.