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TIL that Hitler had absolutely no reason to declare war on the USA

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PYaXE TIL of ‘Sin Eaters’ whose job it was to “eat” the sins of a deceased person. The position only paid a couple dollars per sin eating and it usually called for the individual to eat a piece of bread that had been sitting on the dead person’s chest or lips.
BrAQk TIL that hippos, despite their large shape and short legs, can run at a maximum speed of 30 mph (48 kmph). Essentially outrunning humans.
OGAn7 TIL that in June 2015, astronomers led by David Sobral from Lisbon discovered a galaxy which they named Cosmos Redshift 7 (CR7) in tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo
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njNP TIL that despite the extreme cold in Antartica, there is a portion of it at it’s center that has no ice. This is due to a “dry valley” instance where precipitation does not enter (and thus no ice is created).