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TIL In 1941, the British Secret Intelligence Service, using fake charities, delivered copies of Monopoly to prisoners of war held by the Nazis. Hidden inside these games were maps, compasses, real money, and other objects useful for escaping.

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e6p4 TIL: The name Cerberus is a Latinized version of the word Greek Kerberos, which is the same word used to name one of the dogs of Yama, who is the Hindu god of death. The word kerberos means spotted. Hades effectively named his Three-Headed Hellhound “Spot”
xL4g TIL Andy Warhol was close friends John Lennon and Yoko Ono for years and obscure photos were taken of the three together. They were so close, that Yoko spoke at Andy’s funeral in 1987.
1b8r TIL After mature male bull elephants are sent off to fend for themselves they do not become lone wanderers detached from any community. The males travel together, drink together and form friendships that, like human relationships, may change with the seasons or last a lifetime.
9YXyD TIL NASA has a public access TV channel. When not showing live news coverage, NASA TV airs a variety of programming. Viewers may see views of the Earth from the International Space Station; replays of mission operations or news conferences; or episodes of produced programs
wobKM TIL in 1989, the Guinness Book of World Records listed among the people with the highest IQs someone named Keith Raniere, an American cult leader who, in 2020, was sentenced to 120 years in prison.