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TIL about a Tiger tank that managed to fight off 50 T-34s
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AL7o
TIL there are 5 enormous cylindrical shafts underneath of Tokyo, Japan which fill with water in case of a flood so it does not to destroy the city.
7rR7X
TIL that when Nicolaus Copernicus proposed heliocentrism in 1543, there was only mild opposition from the Church. But 73 years later Galileo's defence of the same was called heresy. He was threatened with torture and put under house arrest.
a86xo
TIL Tobacco was hailed as a "universal remedy" for hundreds of years in Europe, widely prescribed for dozens of ailments, before its negative effects on health were proven in the 20th century.
rQR0
TIL The longest work of fiction ever written is three million words long and six times longer than War and Peace, as of July 2013. It is a Super Smash Bros. Brawl fanfic.
69BKm
TIL that in the 60's the Italian Ministry of Education broadcasted a TV show titled "It’s Never Too Late", aimed to teach older people how to read and write. An estimate of 1.5 million people got their elementary school diploma thanks to it.