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TIL that before the rise of the Nazis in Germany, the Swastika was a common symbol associated with good health and wellbeing, appearing on RAF planes, fruit packaging and even Coca-Cola merchandise.

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6E90Q TIL that most Americans aren't aware of blackcurrant flavour (one of the most popular soft drink and confection flavours in the world) due to a ban on the plant in the 1900s because of its role in spreading disease among white pines, a principle industry of the growing American republic.
vmY4 TIL In the final days of WWII, German Wehrmacht soldiers fought alongside US Army troops to defend a medieval castle from the Waffen SS
WMA8 TIL: The first non stop Atlantic flight was by two British airman in 1919, it is almost forgotten about.
16rR8 TIL that luffa / loofah are a vegetable that belong to the gourd family!
VPMG TIL that the brightest supernova we have ever witnessed had a kill radius of 500-1000 light years, meaning it would have sterilized millions of habitable planets.