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TIL Sex and alcohol make you happier than kids and religion

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D1Jdp TIL James Cook dubbed the islands of Hawaii 'the Sandwich Islands' to honour his sponsor, the Earl of Sandwich, and this name was commonly used by foreign governments for well over fifty years.
XEOaP TIL that prisoners in Auschwitz concentration camp attacked the SS guards with stones, axes, and makeshift hand grenades and killed 3 Nazi SS guards, one of whom was burned alive by the prisoners in the oven of Crematorium II.
VMVbQ TIL the 1940 Olympics were to be held in Tokyo (summer) and Sapporo (winter), but both were cancelled because of WWII. If the 2020 Olympics are cancelled, Tokyo (and Sapporo, hosting the marathon) will be the only cities to have had the games cancelled twice.
v1Wxj TIL in the year 1900, the black plague came to California, causing years of politicians and businessmen denying the existence of any plague while scientists tried to stop its spread. At least 172 people died over the following 8 years. There is still an average of 7 cases every year in the USA.
mxwxy TIL Ty Burrell‘s (Phil Dunphy from Modern Family) Great-great Grandmother was mulatto child of a slave owner and a thirteen year old slave