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TIL when a perfume heiress disappeared in New York, her wealthy family didn’t report her missing because they worried it would bring them unwanted attention and tarnish their reputation. She still remains missing today.

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lo9l7 TIL about the WW2 battle between the destroyer USS Borie and U-405, in which the two ships collided and became locked together. The crews had to resort to fighting at close range, with small arms and anything they could get their hands on. One German sailor was even killed by a thrown sheath knife.
vPKMx TIL that Rwanda is ranked as Africa's 3rd least corrupt country, and is ranked higher than more developed countries like China, Romania, Argentina, and Hungary
kORy7 TIL The most push ups in one hour is 3,877. The most one-arm push-ups is 1,025. The most consecutive one finger push-ups is 124.
78kWO TIL Pink Floyd keyboard player Richard Wright was fired from the band after making "The Wall". For the following tour he was hired as a session musician and was the only "member" of the band to make a profit for the tour as he was exempt from the crippling cost of the extravagant stage production.
1aWoV TIL newborns are "obligate nose breathers" meaning that they can only breathe through their nose for the first few months of their life.