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TIL that Nazi Germany had 150,000 military of Jewish background, including Generals, Field Marshalls and Admirals.

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kJa4W TIL that Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings is the third richest film director in the world with a net worth of $1.5 billion USD
9YAjD TIL There is a water reservoir floating in space that is equivalent to 140 trillion times all the water in the world's ocean.
9Y8VD TIL 1 in every 14 adult men in the United States don’t watch nationally televised sports whatsoever.
neoZd TIL There is a theory that Grandpa Jo in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' is the story's villain. Jo claims to be unable to work, accepts Charlie's money for tobacco, relies on his poor family to feed him. Jo's deception is revealed when Charlie finds a golden ticket, & begins singing and dancing
P1bmg TIL about the Mossdale Caverns tragedy. A party of ten went into it, and four of them left after three hours. When one of the four returned and found the entrance flooded, she alerted rescuers, but the water made entry impossible. Five were found dead the next day and the sixth the day after.