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TIL that in the entire state of Wyoming, there are a total of two sets of escalators.

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6EllZ TIL that the US first used gas chambers to execute prisoners in 1924, 15 years before Nazi Germany. In 2015, Oklahoma introduced nitrogen gas as an alternative execution method.
xYP1 TIL that Ganymede, the largest moon in our Solar System, is the only known moon that has a magnetic field.
OoYLg TIL an iceberg with a red streak of paint along its base was found on April 15, 1912, close to where the Titanic sank
OG0nY TIL: On her deathbed in 2005, Hitler's nurse, Erna Fledgal the last survivor of the Fuhrerbunker revealed she found him charming and polite. However, she said Eva Braun had a "colourless" personality and that the death of Hitler's dog affected the staff more than Braun's.
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