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TIL Eighty percent of Soviet males born in 1923 died in WWII

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9wbwp TIL Christian slater donated his entire salary from the film Interview with the vampire to all of river phoenix’s favorite charities. The role was originally supposed to go to River before he passed in (1993)
O6JR TIL in 1879 a Native American had to sue the United States Government to prove that he was legally a person
PYRnO TIL Mallory is traditionally a surname, not a given name. Also, it didn't start to be used for girls until 1982, when the character of Mallory Keaton appeared on Family Ties.
rR71W TIL In the 16th century a Ruthenian/Ukrainian woman was taken captive and brought to Istanbul as a slave. Her joyful spirit earned her a name Hurrem - "the Cheerful One”. She rose to become Suleiman's legal wife and "Queen of the Ottoman Empire" known in history as Hurrem Sultan or Roxelana
vPy9L TIL of the Church of One Tree, a church in Santa Rosa, California built with lumber from a single redwood tree The tree used to construct the Church stood 275 feet high and was 18 feet in diameter. It produced 78,000 board feet of lumber.