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TIL Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin were all nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize

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b87N TIL Macarons and Macaroons are different things. Macarons are meringue-based cookies with a crunchy exterior and a weightless interior. Macaroons (usually coconut) are moist and dense, and sometimes dipped in chocolate.
j6R1M TIL Shanghai Maglev train has a maximum cruising speed of 431 km/h (268 mph), making it the fastest train service in commercial operation. It takes about 4 minutes to reach max speed.
epZ8n TIL that close to half of the US population is projected to have obesity by the year 2030 (article is from 2019)
rR9mM TIL about Otto, an octopus that was able to climb onto the rim of his tank, squirt a jet of water to a bright light shining into his aquarium and cause a power outage. Staff believe that Otto had been annoyed by the lamp
v1n1L TIL that Military Chocolate was made to taste terrible on purpose, as to have the soldiers actually save it for emergencies instead of eating it prematurely.