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TIL Denmark only lost 16 people during the German Invasion of Denmark (1940)

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69EO8 TIL The Halifax Explosion was the largest man made explosion in recorded history up until that point. Explosives were measured in “Halifaxes” afterward. The first atomic explosion was 10 Halifaxes.
D4pD TIL After a probation violation, Robert Downey Jr assembled the exact same “Dream Team” of Lawyers that defended OJ Simpson. He lost, and served 3 years in prison.
W7DGL TIL they designed “Gorilla Glasses” with printed on eyes looking to the side to prevent eye contact with easily offended gorillas
MeXJa TIL that the term "Sushi-grade" is a marketing term which means little to nothing about safety or the quality of the fish. In fact, previously frozen fish is often safer than fresh fish to eat raw due to parasitic destruction during the freezing process.
LkjpZ TIL that from 1864 to 1870 three countries (Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil) declared war to Paraguay (whos motto is “Victory or Death”). Roughly two-thirds of Paraguay population were killed, including around 90% of its men. That war was called “War of the Triple Alliance”