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TIL that Stephen Hawking was badly abused by his second wife, Elaine Mason

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rMd1 TIL Canada’s 1886 Indian Act defined “person” as “an individual other than an Indian”
wLvB8 TIL Stalin had a son who he hated and who was later captured by the nazis. The nazis thought they could use him as a bargaining chip to trade to his father Joseph in return for Nazi generals. In response, Stalin said, "I do not trade generals for soldiers" Stalin's son would later kill himself.
lXoG TIL that the President of the IHOP corporation started off as a waitress in one of the restaurants.
D1V0r TIL The Mystery of Marie Roget by Edgar Allan Poe in 1842 is widely considered the first story based on a true crime. The murder of Mary Cecelia Rogers in NYC is the basis of the Paris based story.
A8MB TIL that as of 2009, each Canadian citizen pays $1.53 each year to support the British monarchy.