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TIL that after 50 years on the air, NPR had never won a Pulitzer Prize until this week.

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OG8Y7 TIL that in 1847, during the Mexican-American War, 6 Mexican Cadets refused to retreat at the Battle of Chapultepec Castle and were killed. In 1947 President Harry S Truman paid his respects at their memorial saying "Brave men don't belong to any one country. I respect bravery wherever I see it."
m1V7v TIL Although received extremally negative reviews from everyone, Heaven's Gate was nominated for 1 Oscar (Best Art Direction)
PApE TIL it has been estimated that 40-50% of adults in North Korea are addicted to meth.
Nx66 Til a Bugatti Veyron at top speed for a minute will take 47000 liters of air, as much as you breathe in 4 days
69VrZ TIL that the name Arby's doesn't stand for the sound alike letters R-B meaning Roast Beef but rather for the initials of the Raffel Brothers, Leroy and Forrest, who founded the restaurant in 1964