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TIL of all the Commanders and Leaders from the Chechen Republic during the 2nd Chechen War when it began 1999-2009. Only 1 is still alive today, Akhmed Zakayev.

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WkM7o TIL of Yasuke, an east african man who came into the service of Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga as a retainer in 1581 after being brought to Japan with Jesuit missionaries. When they first met Nobunaga had Yasuke's skin washed, believing it was ink only to realise that was Yasuke's natural skin colour
PYOBG TIL about the Wilhelm Scream -- a stock sound effect that has been used in at least 416 films and TV series since 1951, and is often used when someone is shot, falls from a great height, or is thrown from an explosion.
Melw8 TIL in 2002, after Keiko the killer whale left his handlers in Iceland and swam to Norway, the Miami Seaquarium applied to NOAA for a permit to recapture the whale and bring him to Miami, claiming he was not safe in the wild.
WkNBd TIL the US two dollar bill is still being produced today. It's apparent rarity is in part due to the common misconception that it is no longer being produced, causing people to collect them, thus pulling them out of circulation.
VM1rD TIL Carrie Fisher's ashes are contained inside a giant novelty Prozac pill