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TIL kurt vonnegut was a POW in Dresden, Germany, during the allies firebombing campaign. This would help shape his anti-war views later in life.

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4Qpa TIL: the Ogallala Aquifer, the aquifer that is responsible for supplying water for 30% of the United States agriculture, may be depleted by the 2028. The cause: over farming, as well as the coal and oil industries.
8eXQL TIL that when the first rail bridge over the Mississippi River was being planned, riverboat operators pushed for rigid standards in hopes of making the bridge impossible. Instead, the bridge pioneered multiple engineering techniques and still carries road and rail traffic 150 years later.
AD97w TIL that in 2012, Quebec police uncovered a massive warehouse heist of more than $28 million. The stolen product? Maple syrup.
WraA TIL: Gay Turkish men can avoid military service by providing photographs of themselves having sex. But only if they are the passive partner, and their face is clearly visible in the photo.
61mZ TIL that the Milky Way will collide with the Andromeda galaxy in 4 billion years, but the stars in each galaxy are so far apart that none of the individual stars will collide.