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TIL that there are two ATM machines in Antartica

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4kBRa TIL about the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German military transport ship which was sunk in 1945 by a Soviet submarine while evacuating civilians and military. 9,400 people died, making it the largest loss of life in a single ship sinking in history
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