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TIL there are currently 4 major wars (10,000 or more combat-related deaths in current or past year) and 19 wars (1,000–9,999 combat-related deaths in current or past year) taking place

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arlL TIL that five days before the bombing of Hiroshima, the U.S. Army Air Force dropped one million leaflets over the city and 33 other Japanese cities warning that those cities were going to be destroyed
wLEaE TIL that the US Pentagon has the high number of 284 toilets, which is twice as much as the actual needs for the staff. The Pentagon avoids talking about this fact because it is due to the racial segregation laws in force in Virginia during the construction of the building, between 1941 and 1943.
rAbe TIL Joseph Stalin was only 5'4" (160 cm) and Truman described him as “a little squirt”
9YmwM TIL In addition to the Rosetta Stone, numerous trilingually inscribed steles have been uncovered with the latest in 2004 (decree of Canopus). Any of these discoveries would have deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphs.
wLBP6 TIL The only goalkeeper to ever win Ballon d'Or (worlds best player) was Lev Yashin from the Soviet Union there was a year where he played every game and only conceded a goal in 7 games