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TIL the divide between West Germany and East Germany was so sharply defined it lead to houses and buildings being split down the middle

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GY0oj TIL that snow leopards cuddle with their partners at night
wLM5J TIL Elephant's Foot, in Room 215 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant, a mass of corium and other materials formed, creating an foot like shape (hence the time), In the 80s it had enough radiation built up in it that it could kill you in 5 minutes, as the radiation was insanely powerful.
60RX TIL that after the Treaty of Versailles, Marshal Ferdinand Foch said “This is not a peace. It is an armistice for twenty years”. 20 years and 65 days later, WW2 broke out.
kONpe TIL Alice Cooper once appeared on The Muppet Show, playing one of the Devil’s agents and offered the Muppets endless wealth and fame in exchange for their souls.
OGJv6 TIL Marvin Gaye was desperate to have Bassist Extraordinaire James Jamerson play on "What's Going On" but Jamerson was too intoxicated to stay upright, so James played the classic line while lying flat on his back.