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TIL that the Soviet Union disguised their flamethrowers to avoid sniper targeting during WW2

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aArN TIL James Earl Jones refused to be credited for his role as the voice of Darth Vader until 1997
9jyB TIL of Belphegor’s Prime. It’s a prime number that is also a palindrome. It’s named after the Prince of Hell for ingenious inventions because it contains two sets of 13 zeroes with 666 in the center. The palindromic prime number is 1000000000000066600000000000001.
xVEL0 TIL Knott's Berry Farm did a Cinco de Mayo promotion where guests would enter the park for only 5 cents. The park closed its gates at 10 a.m. after reaching capacity, turning away 4,000 people from the park, and getting so hectic that over 200 officers in riot gear were called in to restore order.
w8A8 TIL that the ancient Egyptians developed a pregnancy test that could accurately predict the gender of the baby 70% of the time.
yQKWa TIL Hippos can sleep underwater using a reflex that allows them to bob up, take a breath, and sink back down without waking up.