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TIL: Wernher von Braun and Walt Disney collaborated on three 50s 'space-related' television films, Disney eager to promote Disneyland

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9YxjX TIL Ludger Sylbaris, a man thrown into solitary confinement after a bar brawl, survived one of the biggest volcanic eruption of the 20th century because his cell was bombproof and poorly ventilated. He became one of only three known survivors of the event, and his prison cell still stands today.
0ojL TIL about the once powerful Kingdom of Khwarezmia which, after angering Genghis Khan by killing his Mongol diplomats, was invaded and destroyed so thoroughly that historians still struggle to recreate their language.
OwA7 TIL during WWII the British govt would issue city-wide blackouts to make it harder for the German’s to hit targets during night raids. Armed with new, secret radar technology, the British spread the myth that eating carrots improved eyesight to explain their newfound success in defending in the dark
mJVv TIL the most expensive divorce ever cost the husband 2.5 billion dollars
L9gm TIL in 2008 the entire nation of Japan had 11 total firearm related homicides