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TIL The Aztecs did not build Aztec Ruins National Monument, a World Heritage Site in the American state of New Mexico; it was actually built by the Pueblo natives. The name is a misattribution from 19th century settlers.

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6E0Gl TIL even though he's one of the most famous people in the US, Tom Brady is not known as much in other parts of the world. When Tom Brady won his fourth Super Bowl, a Brazilian newspaper reported it as "Gisele Bündchen's husband wins Super Bowl".
baE7 TIL that Mayday procedure was originated Frederick Stanley Mockford which was given the task to think of a word that would indicate distress and would easily be understood by all pilots and ground staff in an emergency.
kJPG1 TIL about the "Symphony of Industrial Horns". A avant-garde rendition of The Internationale performed by Arseny Avraamov in Baku, Azerbaijan, 1922. The Symphony utilized live sounds of trains, naval vessels, factories and other industrial installations across the city as its instruments.
VMYrQ TIL that the actor that played Anakin in Episode 1 quit acting as a result of being bullied for his role in the movie, eventually leading to him being placed in psychiatric care after crashing his car during a high speed police chase.
j7X TIL Harriet Tubman used Opium to keep small children subdued and quiet while smuggling them on the Underground Railroad