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TIL that a copy of a groundbreaking British economics report was found in Hitler’s bunker, with annotations stating that the British system was far superior to any Nazi socio/economic policy.

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kOlr4 TIL that the form of Chicken McNuggets are not random but are intentionally shaped the way they are
e0Be4 TIL in 2011, the FBI revealed Notorious B.I.G. was killed by a very rare type of ammunition, which also was found in former LAPD officer (and suspect) David Mack's home.
p8eG8 TIL Aviation experts say African airlines have a terrible safety record but Ethiopian Airlines has always been considered an exception with a solid history. The previous fatal crash was in 1988 when a domestic flight hit a flock of pigeons and crashed, killing 31 people
R5jBa TIL of the Iftar Cannon, an Egyptian tradition of signaling the end of a day's fasting period during Ramadan by firing a single cannon shot at sundown. As a result, some homes and hotels use prop cannons as a type of Ramadan decoration.
N7BQ8 TIL that there is a slow motion camera that can record 10 trillion frames per second. This is fast enough to actually see light travel from point to point.