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TIL Frederick Douglass was the most photographed American of the 19th century.

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vPBNj TIL about an illustrious Royal Navy ship name, passed down through four ships for one hundred and thirty five years, but for some unknown reason never used again after 1947. I present to you the history of the ‘HMS Cockchafer’
rR8mW TIL the Large Hadron Collider had to be turned off for a period of time because a bit of baguette was found in it.
o7xK TIL Shirley Phelps-Roper (Westboro Baptists, daughter of Fred Phelps) had a son out of wedlock and therefore is the type of person she preaches against.
vpL7 TIL that Liechtenstein has an incarceration rate of 19 per 100,000. With a population of just 37,000 this means there are approximately 7 people in prison.
ep8Ak TIL that Disney is the only major studio to never win an Oscar for Best Picture