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TIL the Nazis planned to build a 1,500 ton super tank with a crew of over 100 men.

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1aR0d TIL that WW1 was referred to as "The war to end all wars." Since it's end 100 years ago to the day, there have been a total of at least 224 separate wars around the world. Resulting in a total of around 67,380,966 deaths.
7GYp TIL a Soviet Union Marshal commissioned a colorless coca-cola that resembled vodka because he liked the taste and was embarrassed to be seen drinking coke in public
dgrB TIL on September 11th, 1973, the CIA backed a military coup to overthrow the democratically elected government of Chile and install a military junta
rpvW TIL that the alternative history novel “The Man in the High Castle” features a “novel within a novel”. While the actual book is about Nazis winning WWII, the in-book novel is about an alternate universe in which the Nazis lose the war.
d8d59 TIL the saying "Perfect is the enemy of good" means to go with what works well rather than trying for perfection. Sir Watson-Watt who developed radar in WW2 Britain had a “cult of the imperfect” saying "Give them the third best to go with; the second best comes too late, the best never comes.”