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TIL of 1,000-year old windmills still operating in Iran
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TIL Guy Fawkes managed to jump from the execution scaffold and break his neck, so he could die instantly rather than face more agony from further torture.
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TIL humans are the best long distance runners on the planet
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TIL About Walther Wenck, the German commander put in charge of saving Berlin from soviet forces in spring 1945. Understanding the futility of this effort, as they had no resources and were facing soviet wrath, he instead evacuated hundreds of thousands of citizens and surrendered to the Americans.
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TIL Pennsylvania and Connecticut went to war three times over the area that is now Scranton, Pennsylvania
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TIL many of London’s streets were paved with wood