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TIL one of the key factors in the Nazi Blitzkreig was the wide use of Pervitin, an over-the-counter methamphetamine, available in Germany. The drug allowed soldiers to go sleepless for up to three nights and "dulled feelings of empathy, hunger and thirst and reduced sensitivity to pain."

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M7JB0 TIL the first six films in the Saw franchise included blood collection drives as part of their promotions. Over 120,000 pints of blood were collected because of these drives, which is estimated to have helped save around 360,000 lives.
GRQG TIL that the vulture population in Gettysburg grew significantly after the civil war battle and the vultures that remain there are descendants of the ones that fed on soldiers.
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