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TIL The German constitution allows citizens to resist government institutions that act against the constitution

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xVNgB TIL The Antonov A-40 was a Soviet attempt to allow a tank to glide onto a battlefield after being towed aloft by an airplane. The tank had to be stripped most of it's armament, ammunition and headlights, however the prototype still failed.
Y7XrA TIL that from 1263 to 1328, the Byzantine Empire were in an alliance with the Mongols
WPvL TIL the United States has a town entirely in Canada
9Y5ZD TIL that NASA investigates giraffe blood system to improve suit for astronauts.
loKJA TIL in World War II, American soldier John R. Fox died when he deliberately called an artillery strike on himself. Realizing that German troops were overrunning his position, the strike delayed the enemy long enough for other American units to organize a counter attack