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TIL In WW2 Germany built an underground fortress in France to fire V-3 superguns at London. The artillery had a range of 103 miles and the potential to fire at 60 rounds a hour.

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9w8dm TIL that Dan Synder, owner of the Washington Commanders, illegally cleared old-growth national park forest from behind his home in 2004. The unobstructed view of the Potomac River is estimated to have raised the value of his own property $500,000 – $1,000,000. He was fined $1000.
4glg TIL Space Ghost Coast to Coast was the show that launched the late night television block we know today as Adult Swim on Cartoon Network.
8nKK TIL As of May 2015, 2.3 Million Americans still subscribed to AOL Dial Up Internet.
jNGOp TIL about Minik, one of several Greenland Inuits who were once part of a living exhibit at the American Natural History Museum. After Minik's father died of TB, his skeleton was put on display in the museum
nWXrG TIL: Secretariat was given the rare honor of being buried whole - normally, just the head, heart, and hooves are laid to rest.