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TIL That designs for a super heavy tank weren't exclusive to Germany during WW2 at the start of the war Britain had a prototype armed with a 75mm gun all ready to go.

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epw9n TIL The Ancient Romans had a goddess for fever whom they worshipped for protection against malaria
ogMo TIL of “The Widower”, a dish from Grantham made with 20 infinity chilies and claimed to be the worlds hottest curry. Only one person has ever finished it; he took an hour to finish it and spent 10 minutes of that time hallucinating due to the endorphin rush.
LQeBm TIL that elephants exhibit remarkable altruism. In India, an elephant refused a trainer's instruction to lower a log into a hole when it noticed a sleeping dog inside. Elephants have been observed helping injured elephants, rescuing other animals, and even assisting humans in distress.
e8wL TIL that fracking results in millions of gallons of “flowback liquid” being pumped to the surface. The flowback liquid contains radioactive material, heavy metals, hydrocarbons and other toxins and is stored on site in pits, injected into underground wells or treated at an off-site facility.
1aElD TIL of Army Sgt Stephen Schap, who decapitated his best friend for fathering Schap's wife's baby, and placed his best friend's head at her bedside during childbirth.