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TIL that shoe companies Adidas and Puma were started by feuding Nazi brothers.

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Z8W7R TIL a 2014 study found out that out of 24 late-model pickup trucks studied only two, the 2014 Ram 3500 and Ford F-450, both with dual rear wheels, were able to have their beds filled with water without overloading.
vPXXK TIL: Only one major conspirator of the failed July 20th (Operation Valkyrie) plot to assassinate Hitler survived World War II. He went on to become a leading figure in NATO.
Wk8LL TIL that the famous WW2 Japanese propaganda broadcaster Iva Toguri( wrongly associated with the name "Tokyo Rose"), was an American citizen who actively assisted the Allied war effort by smuggling rations to prisoners, and making the broadcasts as much as a farce as possible.
aMpZ TIL Jehovah’s Witnesses have falsely predicted the end of the world 20 times.
O1j1 TIL that a 106-mile portion of I-70 in Utah has no gasoline or exits. It is the longest portion of the US Interstate system without services. A station at one end sells about 30 gas containers a week to people who run out on the highway and walk to the station.