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TIL that the word ‘quarantine’ comes from 14th century (Venetian dialect) Italian ‘quaranta’ meaning 40, which was the number of days a ship had to stay off shore if suspected to have infections on board. Fitting.

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j6EBR TIL despite committing suicide in 1945, Adolf Hitler was not issued a death certificate until 1956, after a lengthy investigation to collect testimony from 42 witnesses. Hitler's death was entered as an assumption of death based on this testimony.
dDyx9 TIL that in the lower regions of space, despite the air density being low enough to allow a short-term orbit, the atmospheric density is still high enough that sounds can be heard.
1aMYX TIL an untouched apartment in Paris opened after 70 years had a painting worth $3.4M