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TIL that German Chocolate Cake has nothing to do with Germany, but rather a man with the last name of German.

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D198D TIL that by seeing Noah's nakedness, Ham didn't just commit the crime of looking at his father's genitals, but scholars say he sodomized his father. Which explains the severity of the curse to him.
JY4al TIL about the unsolved killing of Ken McElroy of Skidmore, Missouri. He was indicted 21 times and escaped conviction each time, except the last. He was later killed in broad daylight by at least two different firearms. Although this was witnessed by a few dozen people, no one has been convicted.
16lW7 TIL Neil Armstrong had rejected numerous proposals to have an author write his biography until he finally accepted a proposal from James Hansen, a history professor. He eventually recorded more than 50 hours of interviews with Armstrong, who did not demand approval rights for "First Man" nor profit
9J6G TIL New York City paid $500 million to settle claims against its police department over just five years
jNDdR TIL that Delphine Marie LaLaurie (Madame LaLaurie), who used to torture and kill slaves for amusement, let maggots fester in the skull wound of one of her victims. She was discovered by her neighbours when a fire broke out and they rushed to help. She then fled.