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TIL that Hitler had Jewish and African Ancestors

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oB0BE TIL that I remember when class and charter were present in US leadership.
k9Dd TIL That Ben Franklin’s quote “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety,” was actually about the legislature’s right to tax the citizenry to pay for, among other things, security measures.
0dJxp TIL In 1987 Bruce Willis released an album called "The return of Bruno", that is also a comedic movie representing Bruce as his fictitious alter-ego "Bruno Radolini". This album went #4 in UK, and #14 in US
D1MGj TIL the US Navy has 6 standard alarms for specific scenarios on a submarine. Each alarm sounds different, has immediate actions and priority- collision, diving, missile emergency, missile jettison, general, and power plant casualty. A mnemonic for the order is, "Can Dead Missile Men Get Pro-Pay?"
M7OGa TIL: SPY, the S&P 500 ETF trust that virtually everyone invests in, is a legal trust that has 11 actual beneficiaries. They had no idea they were the beneficiaries, but when they die, SPY dissolves.