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TIL that a WWI submarine U-28 sunk after it was struck by an automobile which flew off a cargo ship it had just torpedoed

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6E0nX TIL the Austrian Fatherland Front, while the fascist organ of a one-party state from 1934-38, opposed the Nazi Party, and the dislike was mutual. Austrofascists not only accommodated Jewish supporters and paramilitary wings, but also rejected unification with Germany and emphasized Catholic theology
RAZ7 TIL that you aren’t allowed to spin your players in Foosball.
W70ZB TIL A chess robot in Moscow broke the finger of its 7-year-old human opponent after the boy made a quick move without waiting for the robot to complete its turn.
wLJGo TIL That Psycho is the very first movie to ever a show a toilet.
b6Wmp TIL of Hægri dagurinn ("The right day"), the day that Iceland changed from left-hand traffic to right-hand traffic. The change occurred formally on May 26, 1968, at 6:00 am - The only injury from the changeover was a boy on a bicycle who broke his leg.