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0dkNM TIL that the Battle of Santa Clara, which was decisive in Fidel Castro's rise to power in Cuba, was won by bulldozing an armoured train full of supplies and armoured personnel carriers. Today some of the derailed cars and the bulldozers are on display near the Santa Clara station.
NXbkQ TIL the snow in the wizard of oz was pure asbestos.
VOJ4 TIL that a little girl who died from a brain tumor was being watched over by a droid her father made for her named R2-KT.
dAOB TIL: Canadians eat more donuts per capita than any other country.
VBdJk TIL the reason why schools start on September is because a holiday in the summer meant that children could work on the fields with their parents