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TIL Hitler took amphetamines to stop farting. Some historians think that's why he became increasingly erratic toward the end, he was in withdrawal.

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v1r17 TIL that the Moon has moonquakes, just like how the Earth has Earthquakes
69vpZ TIL that Holy Trinity Church, London hosts an annual Clowns International service honouring deceased clowns and is attended by clowns in full costume. It's also home to the The Clown Egg Register. This is an archive of painted ceramic eggs that serve as a record of individual clowns' make-up design.
X0vVr TIL Canada's original gothic Parliament Building, including the Victoria Tower, was destroyed by fire in 1916. Only the Library survived intact, by an employee who closed the iron doors connecting the Library to the rest of the building
rN0WM TIL: Rue McClanahan (Blanche from the Golden Girls) received a conscription notice for Korea on account of her masculine sounding first name - Eddi
16OO TIL that, contrary to depictions in science fiction, the human body can briefly survive in outer space unprotected, and that the human skin doubles in size, more resembling a body builder than a balloon.