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TIL that during the Second World War the German armed forces suffered 80% of its military deaths in the Eastern Front, which involved more land combat than all other WWII theatres combined.

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696Gm TIL during the War of 1812, Thomas Jefferson believed annexing Canada and expelling the British from the North American continent would be relatively easy—"a mere matter of marching." But Canada was populated largely by British loyalists at the time and the US invasions ended in dismal failure.
mkXM TIL Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’ movie caused shawarma sales to SKYROCKET nationwide
LaQQ TIL Julie D'Aubigny was a famous 17th century French opera singer who once entered a convent just so she could have sex with a nun. She also had a habit of seducing women at parties, which would lead their husbands to challenge her to a duel. She was an expert duelist and killed 10 men like this.
4j4b TIL that 3D Doritos are still made/sold in Mexico, and you can buy them on eBay
Vpk4 TIL that some people with OCD suffer from “sensorimotor obsessions”, the hyperawareness of and focus on bodily processes or sensations such as the act of breathing, blinking, swallowing, or their own heartbeat.