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TIL Mao Zedong killed 4.5x more people than Hitler did

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Djog TIL that 12 people have walked on the moon but only 3 people have been to the bottom of the Mariana Trench
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QaQL TIL the Hindenburg made 17 successful transatlantic trips before catching fire.