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TIL that despite being filled with flammable hydrogen, the Hindenburg airship had a smoking lounge on board.

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wLvbP TIL of the Flannan Isles Lighthouse, known for the mysterious disappearances of its keepers in 1900. The entrance gate to the compound and the main door were both closed, beds were unmade, and the clock was stopped. The set of oilskins found suggested one of the keepers had left without the others.
mxKdv TIL there is a controversial murder defence called the 'rough sex murder defence', or '50 Shades defence', which asserts that the victim consented or even demanded sexual practices that led to the homicide.
OGAb6 TIL that Paul Ignatius, America's Secretary of the Navy and Assistant Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War is still alive at the age of 103
wLvR8 TIL "area codes" for telephone numbers were originally called "STD codes"
ROEQ TIL Mozart once conducted an orchestra, at the demands of the crowd, after standing during the performance and shouting that the orchestra had played a wrong note.