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TIL Bron of the Blackwater on Game of Thrones was part of a pop duo

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epMK6 TIL a coal fire may have helped sink the Titanic
OGLAa TIL The word "quarantine" comes from a 14th-century practice in the Venetian Republic, where ships had to isolate for 40 days to prevent the spread of the plague, leading to the term "quarantine" from the Italian "quaranta giorni" (40 days).
BrQDe TIL a town bully was killed in Skidmore & 40+ people witnesses it but claimed they saw nothing. “ I can’t think of anyone who’d seen it (the shooting) feel any different than you would about the people who invented penicillin. Nobody tried to hang them for finding a way to kill a germ,” said one.
yQmMa TIL: A rhinoceros beetles strength capacity is the same as a human lifting nine male elephants over their head
1abr TIL when the U.S. invaded Mexico the Irish fought alongside Mexico untill the last battle, when they ran out of ammo, tore down the white flag, and continued fighting with bayonets until 85 were captured and put to torturous deaths by the U.S. Today it is known as the largest hanging in N. America.