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BrBGe TIL that in World War II, the German troops used a tool that made their Sturmgewehr shoot curved bullets, called the Krummlauf. They came in angles of 30,45,60, and even 90, with 45 succeeding in numbers the most due to the bullets exploding out of the Krummlauf in the other angles.
6PaY TIL that King Zog I of Albania survived an estimated 55 assassination attempts. During one of these attempts on his life, he personally returned fire, and is noted as being the only modern leader to ever do so.
ZDG4 TIL Unfrosted Pop-tarts have more calories than frosted Pop-tarts
X0778 TIL about Jiro Sato, one of the best Japanese tennis players ever, who committed suicide at the height of his career due to pressure from the Japanese tennis association
NRkb TIL motorcyclists are almost 30X more likely to die than other motorists