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TIL about Martin Bormann, Hitler's Private Secretary. He was tried in absentia in Nuremberg Trials in Nov 1945 and was sentenced to death. His whereabouts remained a mystery. His remains were found in 1972 and it was confirmed that he had bitten a cyanide capsule and died hours after Hitler's death.
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TIL about Martin Bormann, Hitler's Private Secretary. He was tried in absentia in Nuremberg Trials in Nov 1945 and was sentenced to death. His whereabouts remained a mystery. His remains were found in 1972 and it was confirmed that he had bitten a cyanide capsule and died hours after Hitler's death.

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u/4isfourwastaken — 19 hours ago
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TIL about ''Rods from God'', a concept where 20-foot-long tungsten rods would be dropped from space onto a target at massive speeds which would have an impact similar to the impact of nuclear bombs. It was scrapped because it was ''too expensive'' and ''not practical'', not because it was inhumane.

scientificgamer.com
u/4isfourwastaken — 23 hours ago
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TIL about The Coelacanth. An ancient fish species that was believed by scientists to have gone extinct 66 million years ago during the same mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs until one was caught in a fishing net in 1938.

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u/4isfourwastaken — 3 days ago
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Pak Cricketer Irfan Niazi caught driving without a seatbelt by a Traffic Warden. When he realized that the driver was Niazi, the conversation shifted to the recently concluded PSL. When Niazi tried to talk his way out of a fine, the Warden jokingly asked, ''How much money do you get for each six?''

propakistani.pk
u/4isfourwastaken — 12 days ago
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Mohammad Abbas gets his 6th 5-fer in test cricket in his comeback test match, with Pakistan restricting Bangladesh to 413 after they were at 301-4 at stumps yesterday.

u/4isfourwastaken — 14 days ago
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please stay safe everyone. do not go outside unless necessary. drink tons of water and always look to stay away from direct sunlight.

u/4isfourwastaken — 18 days ago