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TIL that the Eastern Front alone is enough to make WWII one of the, if not the single deadliest war of all time. Of the approximately 80 million deaths caused by WWII, about 40 million were on the eastern front.

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651X TIL that human foot is home to more than 200 different types of fungi
9Xk7 TIL that shortly before 2 am on Feb. 6, 1858, over 30 members of the U.S. House of Representatives engaged in a fistfight which only ended when a hairpiece was ripped off one of the combatants, causing the melee to dissolve into “a chorus of laughs and jeers.”
0WPA TIL Chipotle Mexican Grill will never play Radiohead songs in their restaurants, claiming that the band’s “texture of sound” doesn’t fit the interior design of their restaurants.
ne5xY TIL last spring around 500 hours of video were uploaded to YouTube each and every minute which works out to about 82 years worth per day
5YNYQ TIL of the British navy captain John Perkins. Born in Jamaican obscurity he distinguished himself in the British navy. Allowed to captain his own ship he eventually became one of the most successful Georgian Era navy commanders. He is noteworthy as sources describe him as being mulatto or black.