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ormA TIL that Herman Göring had a brother who blatantly and dangerously resisted the Nazi regime through acts of sabotage and forgery, and that one week before his death, married his housekeeper so that she could receive his government pension.
yQD1w TIL that Whose Line is it Anyway? originated as a radio show with Stephen Fry as one of the regulars
rN4Wx TIL Britain's consent was required for America's nuclear bombing of Japan, due to a treaty on nuclear research during WWII
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dD4W9 TIL Basic oxygen steelmaking was invented by just one man; the Swiss engineer Robert Durrer in 1948. Durrer's technique accounts for 60% of all steel production as of 2000. additionally, since 1920 the labor requirements to produce steel have decreased by a factor of 1,000.