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TIL SETI scientists keep bottles of champagne on ice wherever they’re observing, just in case

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R5pra TIL Gotham City, from the DC Universe, is located in New Jersey
wLE9E TIL: During the Thirty Years' War, Count Von Tilly of the imperial army declared that if anyone in Rothenburg ob der Tauber could drink a tank of wine (3.25 liters) in one go, he would spare the town and move on. The mayor of the town obliged, prompting the army to leave.
mxjno TIL German u-boat U-507 almost single handily drew Brazil into WWII. Patrolling the south Atlantic in 1942, she torpedoed and sank multiple Brazilian passenger ships - between August 16-17, five ships were sunk, taking over 600 civilians with them. Brazil would declare war on Germany on August 22
Wko69 TIL that the King Cobras are cannibals, they eat other snakes. Its venom is a pure neurotoxin. It kills by asphyxiation, brings a complete shutdown of the neuro system and breathing collapses. They can grow up to 18 feet long, king cobra can raise a third of its body and look a human in the eye.
YpMpv TIL Michael Caine only agreed to be in 'The Muppet Christmas Carol' because his 7-year-old daughter was too young to see his other films, and he wanted her to watch him in something.