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TIL Goldfish have higher attention spans than internet users

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nWJ1d TIL Gloria Stuart, who played old Rose in Titanic, reached the age of 100, and died in 2010, remains the oldest nominee in Oscar's Best Supporting Actress category at the age of 86 (as of 2022).
vPX0D TIL That the transition of the Ming to Qing dynasty in China took 65 years and cost approximately 25 million lives.
m1K9o TIL about Ernst Leitz II, the CEO of Leica that helped to smuggle Jews out of Germany by "assigning" them to overseas sales offices, even if they weren't actually company employees. They were then given a free camera, helped to find jobs, and were paid a stipend until they could find work.
VMbJk TIL White torture is the most horrible torture method known
4XaN TIL Audrey Hepburn was fluent in English, Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian