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TIL that the Nazis funded search missions for the holy grail and other mythical objects, which were an inspiration for Indiana Jones

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DQnBg TIL that the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortes had lost much of his veteran forces (who knew how to fight the Aztecs) and was in a desperate situation, when smallpox began to turn the tide in his favour by killing many fit young Aztec soldiers and hitting the Aztec hierarchy hard.
wLJEE TIL the I-710 freeway in Los Angeles was never finished because of opposition by residents in South Pasadena
g6V4 TIL Napoleon’s Penis was once sold for $3000 and could be worth about $100k today.
7bvp TIL a key aerospace scientist in the U.S. named Qian Xue Shen, was forced to return to China during the Red Scare, where he founded the Chinese space and missile programs.
neLO9 TIL the heaviest American-produced car is the 1967 Lincoln Continental convertible, weighing 5,712 lb. The oil crisis of the 1970s resulted in the downsizing of American vehicles, and the Continental maintains the record to this day.