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TIL that Basil Fawlty was based on a real hotel owner that John Cleese had met whilst filming Monty Python

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p8Ox8 TIL of the Schwerer Gustav, a German railway gun used against allied forces in WWII. It took a crew of 2000 men to lay track and to operate. Weighing in at over 1,300 tons and firing a 15000 lb shell, it is the largest gun ever used in combat.
4N5R TIL that up to 25% of the population may have trouble distinguishing between right and left, even into adulthood.
MeQn0 TIL a group of American and German forces actually fought side by side during the last days of WWII to defend a castle against attacking SS forces
N7X8b TIL there is an argument that The Beatles were the major influence is the downfall of the Soviet Union, in that they alienated a whole generation from their Communist motherland, becoming another religion to tens of millions of Soviet youngsters.
Zp8yD TIL that the front wheels of a car do not remain parallel when the steering wheel is turned.