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TIL that after Germany beat Brazil 7-1 at the 2014 World Cup, Pornhub had to issue a plea to stop uploading highlights of the match to the site

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R7Jyj TIL the Nazi's made 1,096 Concentration camps and not 4 or 5 as they made it seem in school
nWJQb TIL Air Force One has had more takeoffs than landings. When Gerald Ford was sworn in, the aircraft SAM 27000 was airborne with Nixon onboard. As a result, the callsign changed from Air Force One to SAM 27000 mid-flight.
d007 TIL Joan of Arc was granted a retrial by the church and declared innocent in 1456. Unfortunately, that was 25 years after she was burned at the stake.