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TIL that Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana defected to the US in the 1960s and was, for a time, involved in a cult headed by Frank Lloyd Wright's widow.

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vP4xr TIL that the Leaning Tower of Pisa was built in 3 stages over centuries but that it had begun leaning from the start, so they simply built each new stage straight up on top of the tilted lower portions; as a result, the 3 sections are leaning at different angles.
XOMR TIL that the Ichthys symbol (The Jesus Fish) was a pagan symbol of fertility, which included representing the Vulva of Isis.
x6J1w TIL that 21 of the 50 oldest living people are Japanese
MeJr0 TIL as part of military training recruits are sprayed with pepper spray and then required to engage in combat. This is to familiarize them with the sensation and allow them to handle a real life situation
80n8 TIL that negative stereotypes about Star Trek fans have existed for a very long time. A 1975 newspaper article mocked them as fat junk-food eaters obsessed about show trivia.