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TIL that Hitler grew to hate soccer because it couldn’t be fixed to ensure German victory over non-Germans.

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Vv9D TIL that Liam Neeson Prank-Called Maggie Grace’s (played his daughter in Taken) Ex-Boyfriend as his character in Taken.
D10Lr TIL that in 19th-century England, green indicated homosexual affiliations. Victorian gay men would often pin a green carnation on their lapel as popularized by openly gay author Oscar Wilde, who often wore one on his lapel.
l7pr5 TIL that this is what your neurons look like when you learn something new
R0W8 TIL the University of Pittsburgh had 145 bomb threats last year
M7xxK TIL that the sewage pipes on the USS Gerald Ford, the US Navy's newest carrier, are too narrow to handle the load of the full crew, causing vacuum failure and repeatedly clogged toilets. A specialized acid solution must be used to flush and unclog the system, at $400,00 per flush.