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TIL the Nazis considered Native Americans to be part of the Aryan race.

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5wgB TIL that the hubble telescope required the most perfect mirror ever created. Work on it had to be done at night because the vibrations caused by cars driving 4 miles away were enough to cause damage.
9Qpr TIL 1/3 of classified dinosaurs may have never existed.
9wbDp TIL that World War II, which lasted 6 years and resulted in the deaths of over 75 million people, is a thing!
DQ47D TIL the average depth of the North Sea is only about 95m (312ft)
xVeLb TIL the first woman elected to Congress voted against entering World War I in 1917, causing her to lose reelection in 1918. Elected again in 1940, she voted against entering World War II in 1941. Following the vote, she was forced to shelter in a phone booth while awaiting police escort.