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TIL that the two sons of Archduke Franz Ferdinand were sent to Dachau and made to clean toilets for objecting to Hitler’s annexation of Austria

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Rda8 TIL that there are three power grids in America. One for the West one for the East and one for…Texas.
0wZKN TIL in 2011 a Thai army helicopter crached in the jungle on its way to retrieve the bodies in a Thai army helicopter that crashed trying to retrieve the bodies of a first army helicopter crash - 17 killed
vPP77 Today I learned they tried to make a British version of That 70's Show but got cancelled after only 6 episodes
v1bDL TIL Scouser John A. Brodie, who invented the goal net for use in football matches, also engineered the world's longest underwater road tunnel (Mersey Tunnel, a record held for 24 years), and also chose the site where New Delhi stands today.
d874Z TIL Robin Williams was interested for the role of Hagrid (Harry Potter) but was rejected due to the "all-British and Irish cast" policy