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TIL that by tradition astronomers name lunar lava planes after states of mind, such as “Sea of Tranquility”. However when Soviets discovered a new mare, they named it Moscoviense, after Moscow. This caused strife among astronomers, until it was agreed that Moscow is, in fact, a state of mind.

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X0JVk TIL Rijeka, the third largest city of Croatia, was once invaded by Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio and 300 volunteers after World War I. The city then became the first Fascist state of the world.
1XZd TIL potatoes have almost all nutrients humans need to survive. To prove this, the Executive Director from the Washington State Potato Commission ate nothing but potatoes for 60 days.
Yp9GG TIL before the D-Day invasion, Eisenhower threatened to step down because he wanted to divert Allied strategic bombers that had been hammering German industrial plants to instead begin bombing critical French infrastructure. The threat worked and bombing commenced, ending World War II.
p8ZPZ TIL that various Nazis used a secret codeword to get exclusive service at a Nazi run brothel. Joseph Goebbels enjoyed “lesbian displays”, and an SS general enjoyed an all-night orgy with 20 girls. The building was tapped. Mussolini’s son in law was recorded expressing negative opinions of Hitler.
x6Nb1 TIL Al Capone contracted syphilis when he was 20, which is thought to have contributed to his fatal heart attack at 48.