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TIL: During WWII, Meth was an over the counter drug and the German military's heavy use helped the soldiers cover ground the French thought would take them 2 weeks, in 3 days..

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Wx6X TIL the first Indian to make contact with the pilgrims boldly walked into the Plymouth encampment and greeted them in English to everyone’s complete shock
awBa9 TIL Obsidian Blades are so sharp that they can cut cells and DNA. They are used are used in modern medicine because the sharp blades create incisions which heal faster.
9QlG TIL that Americans are comparatively no more religious than the rest of the world. However, when polled on the matter, they are twice as likely to claim to be religious.
l778A TIL about Nigel, the “World's loneliest bird' who fell in love with a concrete replica and died beside it.
gr119 TIL in 1871 to support the need for more bells in the Cologne Cathedral, Kaiser Wilhelm I donated 24 captured French canons to be melted down and cast. The three ton bell created was named Kaiserglocke. Ironically the bell was melted down in 1918 to support the German war effort.