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TIL that the Russian military has a sledgehammer in case the safe with the nuclear launch codes in it doesn’t open

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nedgd Til about the history of the Haka. What the dance means with translations of every step and word.
R5W67 TIL that the coat of arms of House of Colleoni depicted three pairs of human testicles. The progenitor of the family was reportedly proud of this coat of arms which he displayed prominently.
R5dJ1 TIL In 1462, the Genoese lord of the island of Lesbos surrendered to the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conquerer on the condition that his men's heads be spared. The Sultan agreed and had them cut in half instead.
78bvX TIL Playdough was originally invented to clean soot off of wallpaper back when we used to burn coal for heat.
GYlBG TIL that between 1933 and 1941, the Chinese city of Shanghai accepted unconditionally over 18,000 Jewish people escaping Europe during WWII. This was more than Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and British India combined.