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TIL the electricity needed to power Times Square could power 161,000 average American homes or the entire country of Turks and Caicos

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XENNk TIL Idaho passed bill HCR029 in 2005, which praised the film Napolean Dynamite for increasing state tourism. "WHEREAS, any members of the House of Representatives or the Senate of the Legislature of the State of Idaho who choose to vote "Nay" on this concurrent resolution are "FREAKIN' IDIOTS!"
VBQdG TIL there was an outrage in South America for choosing the France to host the 1938 world cup (second consecutive tournament held in Europe), as they demanded that hosting should be rotated. This led to a boycott from most American teams, with only Cuba and Brazil qualifying by default.
KYZdR TIL in an attempt to assassinate Hitler, a Nazi officer hid two time bombs in his jacket and led Hitler on a tour of a museum. Hitler raced through the museum and left before the bombs exploded, so the officer had to rush to the bathroom where he defused the bombs "at the last second."
DQN9V TIL that Adolf Hitler was self-conscious of his knees being photographed, and banned any existing pictures of his knees from public circulation during his time in power.
5Vgkp TIL A Chinese Emperor escaped an assassination attempt by running in circles around a pilar