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TIL Two men killed in the collapse at the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans. Their bodies have not been recovered 10 months after the accident. Robot being used to aid in the recovery effort.

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loyXr TIL Madame Nhu, Catholic first lady of South Vietnam (sister-in-law of unmarried President Diem), publicly responded to monk Thich Quang Duc's self immolation with "Let them burn & we shall clap our hands," insulting many among the Buddhist majority. Her father, ambassador to the US, disowned her.
gXk9 TIL on Jake Gyllenhaal’s very first night of five month’s of ride-alongs in preparation for his role in “End of Watch”, a man was shot dead in front of him.
oBGgR TIL that in the Guinness breweries in Ireland catholic workers were not allowed to obtain management positions until the 1960s
O6Y TIL i learned that when Anne Hathaway was auditioning for “The Dark Knight Rises”, she thought she was auditioning for Harley Quinn
lrRV TIL that before the invention of the elevators, poorer tenants used to lived in higher floors equivalent to the penthouse of the modern day.