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TIL that the Germans used Pervitin (now known as crystal meth) to keept their soldiers fighting almost constantly in WW2.

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X0kAQ TIL the town of Center in North Dakota was named in 1902 because of its proximity to the center of Oliver County. In 2017 geography proffessor Peter Rogerson used azimuthal equidistant projection to calculate the geographical center of North America only to discover it was Center, North Dakota.
4Xkv5 Actually, many species of ducks have feet—and legs!—tinted a bluish green or gray. But for the ducks that do have orange feet, well, it's all about attracting the ladies. Chicks dig orange.
RN5w TIL Russia Outproduces Saudi Arabia in Oil Production by 1,000,000 barrels per day.
gbZL TIL In the Netherlands road constructors are by law obliged to do 20 years maintenance, hence now they make the best roads in the world
MAo7 TIL that it is cheaper to fly to the US (and back) to purchase Adobe Software than it is to buy it in Australia