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TIL of Georg Elser, the man who missed killing Hitler by 13 minutes

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KOw7w TIL that Las Vegas's MGM Grand Hotel & Casino had its worst financial week ever when it hosted a physicist convention
wLro TIL that Bella and Edward’s relationship in the Twilight series meets all fifteen criteria set by the National Domestic Violence Hotline for being in an abusive relationship.
PYOan TIL That Disney was forced to abandon its policy of letting disabled people skip lines in its theme parks, after rampant abuse of the rule by people hiring disabled “tour guides” to skip waiting for rides. These guides sometimes charged up to hundreds of dollars per hour.
kJPd TIL Battle of Longewala in 1972, a company of just 120 Indian soldiers defeated a 2000 strong force of Pakistani Army backed by 50 tanks. Only 2 Indian soldiers died while Pakistan lost 200 soldiers, 36 tanks and close to 100 Vehicles.
9wp8m TIL that the character of Samara in "The Ring" and many other ghosts in Japanese popular culture was based on the legend of Banchō Sarayashiki, a young woman drowned in a well for breaking one of her family’s 10 precious delft plates.