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TIL In 2009 researchers performed DNA tests on a skull Soviet officials had longed believed to be the only remains of Hitler. The tests revealed that the skull was actually that of a woman less than 40 years old. There is still no confirmed story on Hitler’s death.

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51rQ TIL there’s an exclusive restaurant in Italy that accommodates only 2 people.
wp17 TIL New York tried to outlaw leaded gasoline back in the early 1920’s - before it was commonplace. However, the Federal Government sided with Big Oil, overruling the state’s decision.
BrX6W TIL that every year in Madrid, Spain, a sleeping contest is held. Contestants’ pulse are measured throughout the contest and whoever manages to sleep the most out of the 20 minutes duration wins the event.
p8GNb TIL that Mars experiences all four seasons similarly to Earth but twice as long due to its axes tilted at 25° and the length of its orbit around the Sun.
wLbO1 TIL - the average power of the sun, at the earth's distance is about 1400 watts per square meter (1.4kW/m^2).