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TIL Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh was married to a Chinese woman. But today, Vietnamese government refused to acknowledge her existence, instead they promoted myth that he was celibate because “he was so dedicated to revolution”

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WkpP9 TIL that in a group of 23 random people there is a 50% probability that a pair of the individuals share a birthday - despite there being 365 separate days each person can be born. This is referred to as the birthday paradox. With a group of just 70 people, this probability goes up to 99.9%!
m1lEE TIL If a nuclear missile is shot down mid air, it WON'T cause a nuclear explosion in the air. It's because the detonation of a nuclear bomb requires a precise orchestration of events, without which the chain reaction does not initiate, thereby preventing the explosion.
WkpJY TIL Silent film comedian Buster Keaton got his start in his father's vaudeville act at the age of 3. His act would be to goad his father into throwing him across the stage, and he became so good at falling that he rarely got bruises. He was eventually billed as "The Little Boy Who Can't Be Damaged."
D1dAv TIL that president Andrew Johnson never attended school in his life, and wasn't literate until his 16 year old wife began tutoring him.
yVJ9a TIL of Saint Pedro de Arbués, arguably the patron saint of killing Jews. He was a Spanish Inquisitor assassinated by the Jews he tried to oppress. He canonized as a saint in in 1867 by Pope Pius IX for his actions against the Jews.