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TIL Some metals are so reactive that they explode on contact with water

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OOJe TIL A man changed his name by deed poll to match his misprinted airline ticket as it was cheaper than paying the airline’s admin fee.
69YRZ TIL at the beginning of WWII some 2,500 generals served in the German armed forces. Many would wear their brightly colored and highly identifiable uniforms and vehicle insignia. This increased “personal battlefield lethality” and was a significant factor in debilitating the German war machine.
vajD TIL Hitler banned the Nobel Prize and created his own German National Prize for Art and Science and awarded one to Ferdinand Porsche, who developed the world’s first hybrid car, as well as the Volkswagen Beetle.
69Bvl TIL “Let's Get It Started” was originally released as “Let’s Get Retarded”.
xVjl1 TIL Quebec was founded by request of the Native Wabanaki, who figured French guns and ships between them and their enemies would ensure survival. The Wabanaki are one of the few natives who still live on their native lands and speak their native languages as a result. (added sources in comments)