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TIL 62 of the 97 people who were on the Hindenburg when it crashed survived the disaster.

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Yp4jB TIL the song "Happy Birthday to You" is actually in the public domain and has been since since 2017.
7Djx TIL the African nation of Eritrea is so repressive, residents have to get a special permit to have more than 2 guests over for dinner; if they fail to do so, their dinner is considered an illegal gathering and they may be jailed
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E1pep TIL that a torturer in Communist Poland, Julia Brystiger, was famous for "whipping male genitals" of her victims, some of whom later died because of this.
68LW TIL when Buddy Holly died, his pregnant wife first got the news through the TV, and the shock caused her miscarriage, leading to the policy requiring families to be informed before media can release the victims’ names.