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TIL that in WWII, Allied statisticians working from the serial numbers of captured or destroyed German tanks’ components were more accurate than conventional espionage at estimating German tank production capacity.

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b9Qd0 TIL Liberty Island — which the Statue of Liberty stands on — belongs to New York, but the waters around it belong to New Jersey.
xVP5k TIL the Chicago Tunnel Company once sold naturally cool tunnel air to theaters above the tunnels as an early form of air conditioning
Z8Zgp TIL There are still over 5 million Kurds who adhere to ancient Mithraic (Kurdish) religions. They are the last nation in the MidEast to still largely practice a non-Abrahamic faith. Mithraism was popular among Roman Legions and the mystery religion has its roots in Kurdish regions of the MidEast.
bMM0 TIL J.K. Rowling became the first person to become a billionaire by writing books. However, she also lost her billionaire status because she donated so much money to charity.
6EPVw TIL That Bob Hawke is the only Australian prime minister with a world record and his world record is for drinking 2.5 pints of beer in under 11 seconds.