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TIL Chicago’s first permanent non-indigenous resident was a trader named Jean Baptiste Point du Sable

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Knr6 TIL that Danzig, an independent free city between 1920 and 1939, has a government in exile. This govt claims that the Allies had no authority to incorporate Danzig into Poland after WWII because Danzig was a neutral free city which was invaded by Germany.
nWMgr TIL that "algorithm" comes from the mathematician Al-Khwarizmi, also pronounced Algorismi. He lived in Chorasmia (central asia) in the 10th century. He developed the mathematical principles that algorithms function after today.
OGN4L TIL due to an error caused by a failed switch to the Gregorian calendar, Sweden had February 30th on their calendar in 1712 -
m1K4x TIL when Carrie Fisher told Harrison Ford she was going to publish her journals & reveal they had an affair (Ford was married) while filming Star Wars (1977), Ford raised his finger & said "Lawyer!" Fisher said he could read it beforehand & take anything out. She sent it to him but never heard back.
n0WG TIL that Jim Carrey wrote letters to Tupac Shakur when Tupac was in prison to help him laugh and smile.