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TIL Germany lost more soldiers in the Battle of Stalingrad than Britain in the entire war.

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VlYZ TIL on the planet Venus, it snows metal including Lead and Bismuth
BxPK TIL studies show that if a babies pacifier falls on the ground, putting it in your mouth before putting it back in the babies mouth as opposed to washing it in soapy water can help strengthen the immune system of the baby and potentially ward off ailments such as eczema and asthma
jYMp TIL the swiss city of Basel has a special team of garbage detectives tasked with finding and fining people that dumped their trash illegally.
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