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TIL: In Cendrillon, the original story of Cinderella, her real name was Lucette. The stepsisters gave her the nickname Cindarella because she always had to clean the chimney and was forced to sleep in the cinders by the fireplace, leaving her dirty.

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oBbw8 TIL I learned about the War of Jenkins Ear. Robert Jenkins, a British sailor, allegedly had his ear cut off by the Spanish Coast guard. During a House of Commons 7 years later Jenkins purportedly presented his severed ear and ignited a 9 year long war that engulfed the Caribbean costing 24,500 lives
69pE7 Today I learned the northern British Columbia locality of Premier is only accessible through Hyder, Alaska, which itself is only accessible from Stewart, BC. This makes Premier, in Canada, only accessible through a portion of the US that is itself only accessible from Canada.
6MJ7 TIL that the original plan for the May 15 Incident, an attempted coup d'état in Japan in 1932, was to assassinate Charlie Chaplin to facilitate war with the US. When the prime minister was killed, Chaplin was with the prime minister’s son watching a sumo wrestling match, which saved their lives.
Z8vkQ TIL about Manfred von Richtofen aka the Red Baron . The baron was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during WW1. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories.
PkNV TIL the original female winner of the 1980 Boston Marathon had her title stripped away when it was discovered that she didn’t complete the entire race. She had earlier competed in the New York marathon, and an investigation revealed that she took the subway for part of the course.