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TIL that the Wehrmacht suffered 80% of its military deaths in WW2 on the Eastern Front

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pL1e TIL Greenland is called Greenland because Erik The Red who was exiled from ICELAND wanted to give it a more interesting name than ICELAND in order to attract settlers.
7XkO TIL that the Bumble Bee II, the world’s smallest piloted airplane, was 8 feet and 10 inches long, with a wingspan of 5 feet and 6 inches, and was built and flown by test pilot Robert Starr, who was almost killed when he crashed it.
QNyDE TIL that being upside-down for an extended period of time could kill you.
a8wy0 TIL that the third-ranked attraction in Cornwall, according to tripadviser, is the 'bude tunnel.' The bude tunnel is a short plastic tunnel linking a supermarket with a carpark. In contrast, most of the counties many surfing spots and historic sights are much further down the list.
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