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TIL that Adolf Hitler won an election in Namibia

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Z8anQ TIL in the original Super Mario Bros. the inhabitants of the Mushroom Kingdom were turned into the bricks and blocks that you find throughout the levels. When Mario breaks the blocks he's effectively destroying the innocent civilians and taking the coins from the remains.
a8JkZ TIL That oxygen turns into a liquid when frozen, at ‑297 degrees F (‑183 C). This liquification compresses it and allows it to fit in a smaller, lighter tank.
rRYp1 TIL in 1973, a volcano erupted on the Icelandic island of Heimaey. Rather than fleeing to safety, the residents of the island sprayed the advancing lava flow with seawater in order to form a wall and direct the lava into the sea.
L4ed TIL that in the mid-1950s, the US government secretly tested chemical weapons on the citizens of St Louis.
ALww TIL In the first Deus Ex game the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center are absent due to memory limitations. The explanation is that they were destroyed in a terrorist attack. A year after the game’s initial release, the real Twin Towers were destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.