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TIL that more people died building German V-2 Rockets than were actually killed by them

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k7k5 TIL that Indian government sets up a polling booth in a forest full of lions for a single voter.
EgYep TIL the Japanese government launched Sake Viva, a contest to encourage young people to drink more and so boost tax revenues.
e07nn TIL that the set of Sesame Street was intentionally made to look like a poor inner city block, complete with trash and decay, because the original target audience was inner city children and the producers wanted it to feel familiar
Y7xG7 TIL two men had their arms torn off at the shoulder during a game of Tug-of-War in 1997. The game had over 1600 participants. Their arms were successfully reattached.
99kM TIL there is a city in the Caspian sea built ontop of sunken oil tankers.