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TIL Henry Ford strongly supported Nazi’s and even received the Grand Cross of the German Eagle.

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eg7D TIL that the red-tailed hawk’s screech is commonly dubbed over the bald eagle’s in television and movies.
avnA TIL that you will need a telescope 50 times the size of the Hubble to see objects left by humans on the moon. Even if we use the Hubble Space Telescope to look at the moon, a football stadium sized object would appear as only one pixel.
YpNv TIL that there was a suite built for Walt Disney in the Cinderella Castle, but wasn’t finished before his death. A stay in this extravagant suite is now offered as a prize for Disney related contests.
GGG5 TIL In 1905 Norway voted 99.95% in favour of independence from Sweden and only 184 opposed
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