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TIL That Hitler's Armaments Minister Told Him on Nov. 29, 1941 That The War Could Not Be Won

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Y7MOd TIL when the skeleton of Richard III was unearthed, it was mistakenly announced that they found an arrowhead in his spine, when this later turned out to be a nail from the Roman era that coincidentally happened to be in the soil.
vyEL TIL there are at least 15 countries with absolutely no military forces
grb6L TIL that Daniel Fahrenheit (who invented the mercury thermometer) set 0°F to the coldest stable temperature he could maintain in his lab by dissolving salt in water.
DWag TIL Victorian London had many reports of “Spring-heeled Jack” - a monster with claws & a cape who could spit fire & jump >9 ft in the air - accosting & frightening women into seizures & catatonic states. A group of soldiers encountered him & opened fire; he slapped one in the face & jumped away
ne8L9 TIL Amazing Information about The golden mask of King Tutankhamun inside a glass cabinet at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo