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TIL that the Statue of Liberty's torch has been closed off to the public for more than 100 years due to damage sustained in World War I

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0dp7v TIL that the loudest fart ever recorded was on May 16, 1972 by a man named Alvin Meshits, at 194 decibels for a third of a second, resulting in recurring back pain
jNeRX TIL: That off-centered Nazi flag you always see was actually used for German ships since the emblem was closer to the flag pole and easier to see while flapping in the wind. The centered version was for land
l7Wl7 TIL about the Munich conference. British PM Chamberlain agreed to cede a portion of Czechoslovakia in return for Hitler's guarantee that he had no further territorial ambitions. On his return, he famously declared "Peace for our time". Five months later, Hitler invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia.
rBpx TIL that May 20, 2010 was declared “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” as a response to jihadist threats against cartoonists
4kL9X TIL of the 1955 Le Mans disaster. French driver Pierre Levegh crashed into a crowd of spectators. The crash, explosion and subsequent fire killed 84 and injured more than 120. It is still the deadliest car race crash ever.