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TIL about Erich Hartmann, a German WW2 fighter pilot who is credited with 352 official kills, the highest scoring fighter pilot of all time.

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LQj7d TIL that Jeffrey Hudson, a court dwarf of the English Queen Henrietta Maria, shot a man in a duel, after which he went into exile, was captured by Barbary pirates, spent 25 years enslaved in North Africa during which he grew 25 inches, which he attributed to the hard conditions.
oLXL TIL On April Fool’s Day 1998, Burger King published an advertisement for “Left-Handed Whopper”. The condiments of this whopper were supposed to be rotated 180 degrees, as to avoid spilling out toppings from the right side of the burger. It was said to be the “ultimate ‘Have-it-your-way’ for lefties”
jNlvn TIL about Roar [1981], a movie filmed with 150 untrained lions and tigers with no safety precautions, leading to several injuries. The animals were given co-writing credits because they couldn't use the real script all that often since the actors were just terrified and running for their lives.
D16Ap TIL Victorian London was frantically looking for a solution for what to do with all their dead, and Architect Thomas Wilson proposed the Metropolitan Sepulchre, a 94 story "Death Pyramid." It would have dominated London's skyline and housed up to 5 million bodies, and even received financial support
1a8Jd TIL wood frogs are the only frogs that live north of the Arctic circle. Their deep-freeze period can extend up to 8 months a year, making them among the longest hibernators of any vertebrate. Wood frogs are able to survive long harsh winters owing to a buildup of glucose and urea in their systems.