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TIL Hitler was almost killed by a malfunctioning V-1 bomb after it hit his headquarters where he was planning his defense against the Normandy landings.

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DEY TIL that teleportation has actually successfully been done on small scales
WnJ8 TIL that not only are there feral macaque colonies in the United States, one of the ones in (of course) Florida is infected with a particularly virulent strain of Herpes that has a mortality rate of over fifty percent in humans.
16Rr TIL that during the Siege of Leningrad in WWII, extreme famine led to cannibalistic gangs of Russian civilians that devoured defenseless people. Cannibalism became so prominent that a special division of the Leningrad police force was created to combat it
WkjJL TIL The FBI held a conference with all the top video game devs of the 80's and made them compete to get the "Winners Don't Use Drugs" slogan programmed first. The winner's products would be showcased at an FBI anti-drug press conference.
D1nPv TIL That certain species of hawk in Australia have been known to purposely spread wildfires beyond firebreaks in order to force prey out into the open