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TIL There was a large swastika made of larch trees in Germany that went unnoticed for 55 years

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d8D68 TIL of Jean Meslier, who was a French Catholic priest, who was discovered, upon his death, to have written a book-length philosophical essay promoting atheism. From Meslier, Diderot is said to have derived the quote "And with the guts of the last priest let's strangle the neck of the last king".
eXL4 TIL there is a Hidden Mickey at Disney World designed to show itself only on Mickey’s birthday at noon.
6gy8 TIL that the Pentagon was designed in a way that makes it possible to go from any one point to another within seven minutes.
ADGW7 TIL The Cape Cod Canal opened in 1914. The 7 mile long waterway cuts across Cape Cod saving ships as much as 135 miles. The canal was dug to to allow seawater through, there are no locks.
KwLJ TIL: The first gun control laws were aimed at black people to keep them from owning weapons to protect themselves.