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TIL One of the only pieces of Hitler's dream reconstruction of Berlin as Germania is an enormous concrete cylinder in the Tiergarten neighborhood. It's called the Schwerbelastungskörper which translates as "heavy load-bearing body." It was to test the load-bearing capability of the ground.

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E17XW TIL about "snickers pie", considered to be "one of the most unhealthy recipes ever published"
PYB6n TIL, in 1973 a drunk driver hit and killed a tree that had been used for a landmark in the Sahara Desert for nearly 300 years... And it was the only tree within 250 miles.
j6Vpv TIL Of Tirpitz, who was a ship pig in WW1. Following the German loss at the Battle of the Falkland Islands the SMS Dresden was scuttled but Tirpitz escaped, was rescued by the British Navy, and was adopted by the HMS Glasgow.
e6Wb TIL In 1910 Dr. George Levick witnessed Penguins engaging in necrophilia during an Antarctic expedition; he was so ashamed about his discovery, the pamphlet in which he recorded his findings was hidden for over 100 years.
awLgA TIL - that putting sugar in a gas tank does not ruin the engine, and is no worse than getting sand in the tank.