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TIL “Tzar” is just Caesar in Russian.

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VMvm TIL that the deadliest fire in US history was largely forgotten about, because it took place the same night as the Great Chicago Fire.
D1EeD TIL when the Great Seal of the United States was redesigned/updated in 1885, a new reverse design was ordered but never used. The reverse seal (The Pyramid w/ All Seeing Eye - still used today) received an update but was rejected due to criticism of the design.
9YPQr TIL James Cameron wanted to direct ‘Terminator’ so badly, that he sold the rights to the producer willing to entertain his wish for $1. While waiting for Arnold Schwarzenegger to become available for the role, Cameron also busied himself by writing ‘Aliens’ and ‘Rambo: First Blood Part II.’
woEVo TIL in a study researchers have found that intense sweetness can be more addictive than cocaine, in fact when rats were allowed to choose between water sweetened with saccharin and intravenous cocaine, the large majority of animals (94%) preferred the sweet taste of saccharin
dO5r TIL That Scottish soldier Gregor MacGregor claimed he was made the leader of a country in Latin America which did not exist and then proceeded to earn himself a fortune by selling land and government bonds of said fictitious country to wealthy British and French investors.