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TIL there was a Finnish sniper called “The White Death” in WWII who has the largest confirmed kill count in history.

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yVnrX TIL that in 1994, an American man named Chris Clark made an accidental yet life-changing investment: he bought the domain name pizza.com for just $20. Over a decade later, this small decision would make him a millionaire.
aXx0 TIL that in World War II, rationing laws prohibited the sale of freshly-baked bread because “the tastiness of just-baked bread is likely to encourage people to eat it immoderately”. Bread had to be at least 24 hours old before it was sold.
84ZK TIL that in the arab world 45% of married couples are related, and that this has led to very high rates of genetic problems.
OG6wY TIL that Pat Morita had a completely different voice then Mr. Miyagi!