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TIL Anderson Cooper has no formal training as a journalist and interned at the CIA before taking up the profession

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OoLm4 TIL in 1945 the worst maritime disaster ever happened when the MV Wilhelm Gustloff was sunk by Soviet torpedos. The ship was attempting to cross the Baltic sea to evacuate fleeing Germans. While the total death count is not known, it is estimated at nearly 9,000
9waD TIL that a chinese empress was found perfectly preserved, with liquid blood, complete organs and flexible limbs. She had been buried 50 feet underground, in 20 layers of silk, 4 coffins, and 5 tons of charcoal.
Jl54 TIL that HMO insurance plans pay doctors not to check for certain problems
VMxkB TIL that according to the terms of his parole, John Hinckley Jr., the would-be assassin of Ronald Reagan, is prohibited from owning any firearms, ammunition, other weapons, or memorabilia of Jodie Foster because of his obsession with the actress.
ZpD7Q TIL Danny Trejo's character Machete first debuted in the Spy Kids franchise.