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TIL: that there was once a Nazi Swastika located from above in a german forest. trees planted in this shape only changed color in the fall revealing the swastika, and only visible from above.

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4OGg TIL: Aaron Johnson (the lead of kickass) 23 is married to a 46 year old women and has 2 kids.
wo5eM TIL about the Peter principle, which observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to "a level of respective incompetence".
00Wp TIL The wreck of a WW2 “Liberty ship” is sitting off the coast of Kent and it’s loaded with 1400 tonnes of explosives, the equivalent of a small nuclear device.
8eBmK TIL a circus performer in the 18th century by the name of Thomas Wedders is in the Guinness World Records for having the longest recorded nose in history, measuring 7.5 inches (19cm).
jJ5Q TIL - That Chimpanzees Make and Use Spears