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loQe5 TIL the battlecruiser HMS Hood sunk in only 3 minutes resulting in the deaths of 1418 men, and only 3 survivors.
R7Ao9 TIL That James Best, best known as playing Rosco P Coltrane on Dukes of Hazzard was a cousin of the Everly Brothers who recorded several #1 hits of the 50s & 60s including (among others) Wake Up Little Susie, All I Have To Do Is Dream & Bye Bye Love.
jN8a TIL there was once a shark with a circular saw for a mouth.
pJPO TIL Tennessee only has one naturally formed lake, the rest are all man-made
we1o TIL Germany granted Vladimir Lenin safe passage back to Russia via armored train knowing of his plans to begin the revolution and remove Russia from World War 1. Lenin succeeded and Russia was no longer a threat to the Germans. This could be one of the best military decisions ever made.