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TIL Hitler wished Islam had spread throughout Europe rather than Christianity

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9r9X TIL a woman hung herself in front of several houses, went unreported for several hours due to many thinking it was a Halloween decoration.
9evG TIL that In 569 B.C., according to greek historian herodotus, a single fart sparked a revolt against king apries of egypt.
gMmpA TIL of Dr. Ruth Pfau, a German doctor and nun, who served for more than five decades in Pakistan fighting leprosy.
M7V9W TIL how dangerous it was to serve in the US Air Force in Europe in WW2. Just the US 8th Air Force alone lost 26,000 KIA out of a total strength of 200,000. Comparatively the Marine Corps suffered just under 20,000 KIA while having 50,000 more men deployed.
LkayQ TIL: If you do die in space, your body will not decompose in the normal way, since there is no oxygen. If you were near a source of heat, your body would mummify; if you were not, it would freeze. If your body was sealed in a space suit, it would decompose, but only for as long as the oxygen lasted