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TIL that Hitler planned to make Oxford his European 'base' after he invaded England and as such ordered Oxford not to be bombed.

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BrL1e TIL that for the signing of the 1940 armistice between Germany and France, Hitler had the railcar that was used at the end of WWI placed in the exact same spot as the 1918 armistice and afterwards had the site destroyed.
7yyL TIL that a University of Texas study found that there are 237 unique reasons a woman will have sex with a man.
jL4N TIL that in 539BC, Persian King Cyrus the Great issued the first ever decree on human rights. He freed slaves, declared that all people had the right to choose their own religion, and established racial equality.
KljJ TIL the Chainsaw was originally designed as a medical tool used in Symphysiotomy - the widening of a woman’s pelvis to aid in childbirth
OMm7 TIL the “acid” that sometimes leaks from batteries is actually not an acid but a strong base: KOH.