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TIL that the German Empire in its 47 years of existence, won more Nobel Prizes in science than Britain, France, Russia and the USA combined.

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Egd47 TIL that the Nazis had plans to establish a museum called "The Museum of an Extinct Race" that would showcase Jewish artifacts and culture as a testament to the eradication of Jewish people. Fortunately, the museum was never realized due to the Allied victory in World War II.
8pVZ TIL on a British Airways flight en route to Spain the windshield blew out, sucking the captain halfway out. Flight attendants suffered frostbite and other injuries to hold onto his legs while the copilot landed the plane– with no loss of life.
BrNgk TIL NASA's plan to dispose of corpses in space is to freeze them in the airlock and then violently shake the body with a robotic arm until it turns to space dust.
xVEZo TIL - The inventor of the USB had originally intended for it to be flippable, however that idea was scrapped due to the extra cost. Despite USB becoming the standard, he still regrets that decision. "In hindsight, we blew it," he said.
E9RX TIL that in 1914 Henry Ford more than doubled his workers wages to $5 a day, business leaders called him a socialist but Ford’s profits jumped 200% and Ford factories were 5 times more productive than other automotive companies.