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TIL Americans with Disabilities Fought for Their Civil Rights by Crawling Up the Steps of the Capitol Building

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4kAnR TIL of David Hahn, the 17 yr old Who Built a Nuclear Reactor in His Garden in 1994
rpwW TIL that 80% of Soviet males born in 1923 didn’t survive World War 2
rNayd TIL that in 1941 Time Magazine planned to have Dumbo the Elephant as their Person (or in this case, "Mammal") of the Year due to the success of the Disney Film released that year. However, following the Pearl Harbor Attacks, Time quickly changed their Person of the year to Franklin D. Roosevelt
D1rev TIL Argentina invaded the British island of Southern Thule in 1976, but it is so remote that it wasn't announced in the press until a year later. The island was taken back in 1982, but 6 months later an Argentine flag appeared on the island again. The British removed it and destroyed all buildings.
5VG7k TIL that Universal Music Group (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Dutch American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands, and is the biggest music company in the world