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TIL that due to the way 1912-era wireless telegraphs worked, when they found obscure second-class Titanic passenger Niqula Nasrallah’s remains the press briefly believed they were those of internationally famous millionaire John Jacob Astor, who’d been in first class.
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TIL the Treasury Dept. official in charge of the money laundering investigation of Sothebys, and the hi-value art market, was named Scott Rembrandt.
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TIL that Japan has a town named "Usa" which many believed was deliberately named to promote goods as "Made in USA"
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TIL that Japan has a town named "Usa" which many believed was deliberately named to promote goods as "Made in USA"
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TIL that German soldier Alfred Liskow defected to the Soviets the day before Operation Barbarossa to warn them of Germany's imminent invasion, only to be arrested by the NKVD for spreading "disinformation."
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TIL the most infamous form of the lobotomy was not the original technique.
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TIL 20 years ago, William Shatner released his 2nd musical album "HAS BEEN." Produced & arranged by Ben Folds, featuring collaborations with recording artists Aimee Mann, Joe Jackson, Henry Rollins, Adrian Belew, Lemon Jelly, and Brad Paisley. It has been called "one of the 10 best albums of 2004."
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TIL Two of the highest concentrations of tornadoes outside the U.S. are Argentina and Bangladesh.
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TIL Catholic Church has a birthday. Pentecost is the birthday of the Catholic Church.
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TIL of the Super Chief a train that was famous for carrying start between Chicago and Los Angeles back in the day.
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TIL that Gregor Mendel (famous for his pea plant experiment in genetics) was taught physics and astronomy by Christian Doppler, who the Doppler effect in weather is named after, and Mendel founded the Austrian Meteorological Society.
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TIL how criminals launder money