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TIL The Nazis were using Meth under the name “Pervitin” to stay awake and focused in war. Even Hitler himselfe was very likely to be a meth-addict.

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d8EM9 TIL : Author HG Wells pretty much created the template for the modern day disaster movie with his 1897 short story "The Star". It tells of the Earths near miss with a meteor who's gravitational pull causes earthquakes, tidal waves, and the melting of the ice caps. Millions are killed.
kJr87 TIL - There is a town in rural NSW Australia called, wait for it, Cumbooglecumbang
KOl69 TIL: The dog who played Queenie in "The Burbs" also starred as Buffalo Bill's dog in "Silence of the Lambs." She was also cast in "Batman Returns," "Pee Wee's Big Adventure," and the sitcom "Coach."
b6Qv7 TIL Sharks existed before trees - sharks have been around for over 400 million years, while trees evolved about 350 million years ago.
PYQPw TIL A man in Florida drowned on his birthday, after crashing his car into a fire hydrant. He had managed to get out of his car, but was then sucked into a sinkhole likely created by the water pressure resulting from the fire hydrant's destruction.