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TIL there is a 6-year high school in Chicago where students graduate with an associate’s degree on top of a high school diploma, along with a $40,000+ job opportunity at IBM.

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v1vor TIL The city of Bruges enjoyed almost 400 years of prosperity due to a single storm in 1134 that opened up a natural channel that allowed sea trade. It lost its prestige when the channel got blocked again in the 1500s.
Br1dW TIL that the serial killer with the 2nd highest known victim count was released in 1998 and his whereabouts is currently unknown.
Yp1Zd TIL of Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey, a military surgeon for Napoleon. He pioneered the first field ambulance that rushed into combat to carry both friend and foe to be medically treated. He was a humanitarian who believed in treating enemy soldiers with dignity and compassion.
9LZr TIL: When asked about rape committed by Soviet troops during World War 2, Stalin explained that “a soldier who has crossed thousands of kilometres through blood and fire and death has fun with a woman or takes some trifle.”
W7E7X TIL the longest and most contentious election for the speaker of the U.S House of Representatives occurred during its 34th Congress (1855-1857). It lasted two months, took 133 ballots, and necessitated a rule change allowing for a simple plurality of members to select the speaker.