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TIL that Soviet forces literally buried their tanks in the ground to turn them into stationary turrets at the Battle of Kursk. And it worked.

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vDx4 TIL Einstein refused surgery, saying: “I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly.” - he then died the next day
ANan4 TIL 65% of children in Singapore are near sighted but some parents reported that after letting their children play outside regularly, it resulted in them having perfect vision
gMXeD TIL a Wisconsin man has eaten over 30,000 Big Mac hamburgers over 46 years, averaging 2 per day. He has only missed eight days in those 46 years, including when his mother died as she requested he forgo the burger in her memory.
mx6No TIL Sailors from 1700-1980 used distillation of sea water to create safe drinking water and current navy fleets can desalinate more than a million of gallons of water a day and be used in times of drought on land.
v1A8R TIL, Italy once tried to ban pasta because they believed that it weighed Italians down and prevented them from achieving any kind of greatness.