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TIL the Flemish anthem of Belgium is exceptionally bloody: “He tears, destroys, crushes, covers in blood and mud; And in victory grins over his enemy’s trembling corpse.”

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b9aA7 TIL Karl Dönitz became fuhrer after Hitler’s suicide, & his cabinet continued to have daily 10am meetings for about a month even though they had no power. They discussed how Germany should proceed after the war, despite the Allies showing absolutely no interest in adopting their plans
e0Z16 TIL of Frank Bourne, the last survivor of the Battle of Rorke's Drift. At 22 he was the youngest Colour Sergeant in the British Army at the time. He ultimately reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and died aged 91 in 1945, on VE Day
OG7Z7 TIL MLK Jr. won a Grammy
pYdme TIL that we can never travel at the speed of light according to our current understanding of the physics of the universe because to travel at speed of light, we would need infinite amount of energy which is not possible. Quite a revelation after watching 100s of sci-fi movies.
M01W TIL when Soviet geologist discovered a cavern with natural gas, they decided to burn it off so it wouldn’t harm anybody, Expecting it to take a few days. Four decades later it stills burns, locals refer to it as the “Door to Hell”.