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TIL during Winter War, Finnish fighters propped up frozen Soviet soldiers to intimidate Soviet troops

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m1rNP TIL that Saturn's rings are believed to be relatively new, likely forming within the last 100 million years and as recently as 10 million years ago. They may disappear completely within the next 300 million years.
eJkg TIL Some mines are set to explode in response to changes in magnetic and acoustic fields. Sailors on minesweepers are not allowed to have wire coat-hangers because they could kill their magnetic signature and set off a mine.
Vre8 TIL 30 Rock was able to produce a 7th season because Alec Baldwin approached NBC offering to take a pay cut.
b8jE TIL redheads experience pain differently from other people (more sensitive to some types of pain, less to others) because of their genetic makeup; they are also slightly less responsive to anaesthetics.
5VOWD TIL Tootsie Roll Industries produces a giant one-pound version of a Sugar Daddy which has 1928 kcal.