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

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m11DR TIL about the Elephantine Colossus: A 200-foot-tall elephant-shaped hotel that was built on Coney Island in 1885, that housed a concert hall, museum, observatory, and more. It later became a brothel but burnt down on 27th September 1896 following a mysterious incident.
KGGJ TIL there is a community in Canada that has achieved 97% of their heating through solar power.
M9DW TIL Oregon was bombed by Japanese during WWII. The attacks were minor, but they were the first time the contiguous United States was bombed by enemy aircraft.
Z8VBD TIL Thomas Jefferson thought that a country's constitution should be rewritten every 19 years, holding the belief that the dead should not rule the living.
0dRRv TIL Border collies are descended from one particular dog named Old Hemp who lived in Noethumbria from 1893-1901.