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TIL a French writer managed to write a 300 pages novel, entirely without using the letter ‘e’

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4XPj5 TIL that an unusually high tide in January 1912 is thought to have contributed to an unusually high number of large icebergs in the area that would normally have gotten stuck in shallower water, contributing to the Titanic's sinking. "The iceberg’s accomplice: Did the moon sink the Titanic?"
xVpZ7 TIL of the One Small Step Act, which gives legal protection to the Apollo Moon landing sites against possible inadvertent or intentional tampering. It passed the US Senate in 2019 and is awaiting a vote in the House of Representatives
wLO8o TIL that since their reintroduction in 1999 as an NFL franchise, the quarterback with the most wins in the Cleveland Browns home stadium is Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
9Y4om TIL that the Holy See (The Catholic Church) became the first legal partner to Hitler's regime. The Vatican and Nazis signed Reichskonkordat, a treaty which removed the German church from any continued role of opposition to Hitler, and required bishops to take an oath of loyalty to the German Reich.
1vj4 TIL A British Man rescued 669 children destine for death camps from Nazis, arranged for them to have homes and smuggled them to Britain. Today is his 105th birthday