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TIL that stainless steel does rust, and the likelihood of corrosion depends on the chromium content of the stainless steel.

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R7gA4 TIL General Ferdinand Foch (Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in WWI) said of the Treaty of Versailles “This is not a peace treaty. This is an armistice for twenty years.” The Second World War began 20 years and 64 days later.
xVEd7 TIL that Vatican City is least populated country in the world and never reached 1000 people. But it attracts 5 million tourists annually.
VMy64 TIL that Theodore Roosevelt was a major force in labor rights, implementing eight hour workdays and industry safety regulations, abolishing slavery in the Philippines and peonage more generally, investigating child labor claims, and establishing the forerunner to the USES, among many other things.
b6Jn9 TIL use of the German flag outside of sporting events is rare due to German flag waving being associated with with Nazi Germany and nationalism
QJlXd TIL in 1946, a black WWII veteran was taking a bus home in uniform, and asked the driver to stop for a bathroom break. The driver called the police, and the local chief of police arrested the man, beat him, and gouged out his eyes with a nightstick. The officer was acquitted by an all-white jury.