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TIL there is an illustrated edition of Hitler's autobiographical manifesto, Mein Kampf

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awkW9 TIL A beggar was caught outside a mosque in Kuwait telling worshipers that he badly needed cash and that he had no home. Since it is illegal, he was arrested and police discovered he had over 500,000 Kuwaiti Dinars in his bank account (US$1,650,000)
BrpGx TIL Potato chip packets are made noisy to make you think the chips are crunchier. There is no reason in terms of product preservation for the noisy packets.
QQ6X TIL the worlds smallest concept gasoline engine is 15 mm long 5 mm wide and 3 mm tall. It will produce 11 watts at up to 50,000 rpm’s and it could power an LCD watch for two years on a single drop of lighter fluid.
nemoY TIL of a cat that served on the Royal Navy sloop HMS Amethyst. The cat received the PDSA's Dicking Medal after surviving injuries from a cannon shell, raising morale, and killing off a rat infestation.
7k0O TIL A Bug’s Life, Wall-E, Finding Nemo, and Monsters Inc. were all conceived on a napkin during a lunch