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TIL: There was a year where the New England states did not have a summer: 1816. Frost and cold snaps throughout the summer months killed crops and made life miserable.

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b6Bj4 TIL the original Pilot Episode of Gilligan's Island used music written by John Williams (the famous composer). The pilot wasn't aired and had roles changed and recast with a new theme song when the show aired
1aaPr TIL after the India-Pakistan partition in August 1947, the Reserve Bank of India served as the Central Bank of Pakistan till June 1948
oRneL TIL a woman who went by the name 'Dove of Oneness' said that the US Congress passed a secret law that forgave mortgages and zeroed out credit cards in order to advance a financial scam.
jGyp TIL Ellen Pao’s husband Buddy Fletcher is a former hedge fund manager, but his fund went bankrupt after Fletcher and associates diverted investor funds for their own personal benefit, causing the loss millions of $$$ to Louisiana pensioners. He is now under investigation for civil fraud.
p8KGO TIL In the mid-1800's Italy installed several British built 100-ton, 450mm black powder cannons on it's newest warships and in response the British bought several from the same manufacturer to install on the island of Malta. None of the guns were never used in any conflict and only two exist today.