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TIL about disappearance of Alfred Loewenstein. In 1928 world's third richest person disappeared mid flight while travelling on his private plane.

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Y7BOW TIL that the face of CPR dolls is based off an unknown French girl who likely committed suicide in the 19th century
NXel1 TIL about Juan José Cabezudo, a queer Afro-Peruvian chef and street-food vendor who lived in 19th century Lima. Known for his tamales, he was one of the most famous and well-documented cooks of post-independence Peru, being responsible for Bolivar's farewell dinner before he left the country.
BKnx TIL that Andrew Jackson carried a locket with a picture of his deceased wife, Rachel Jackson, and propped it up in front of his bed every night so that she would be the last thing he saw when falling asleep and the first thing when he woke up.
glQ4 TIL the Tsar bomba was so powerful it broke window panes 560 miles away, equivalent to the approx. distance from London to Berlin or Manhattan to Charlotte, NC.
OERg TIL that 42-year-old Dmitry Agarkov, a Russian man, took a piece of spam mail for a pre-approved credit card, re-wrote the terms, sent it in, got it approved, and when the bank tried to renege on the deal, successfully sued for 700,000 USD.