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TIL that in 2015 authorities in Germany seized a World War Two tank which was being kept in a senior's basement. The Panther tank was removed from the 78-year-old's house in the town of Heikendorf, along with a variety of other military equipment, including a torpedo and an anti-aircraft gun.

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awlWy TIL German discount supermarket Lidl has failed to succeed in Norway, although being successful in other places. They left in 2008 after 4 years. Reasons stated for the failure are Norwegians not liking the foreign food, treatment of workers in other countries and money going out of the country.
WWDo TIL that after adjusting for inflation, U.S. presidents earn less salary now than any time in American history, at $400k per year. The highest was in 1909, when the POTUS earned approximately $1.9 million in 2012 dollars.
QNJbL TIL about Occlusion Grotesque - a typeface carved into a tree and 'grown' over time.
m1JxE TIL about Vis-O-Matic the pre-internet online shopping service of the 1950s
wLNZP TIL a mile is approximately 1000 paces