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TIL Texas has its own dialect of German, and it’s close to extinction

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vPgvx TIL that in June 1885, after a stormy 27-day voyage, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York in 350 crated pieces. At its October 1886 dedication, traders tossed ticker tape from windows, beginning the New York tradition of the ticker-tape parade.
69REX TIL that- in spite of the "women and children first" rule- more men (338) survived the Titanic sinking than women (316). However, a little more than half of the surviving men were crew members, and 82% of the male passengers died.
W770d TIL about the B-52 bomber that crashed into the empire state building on July 28th 1945. The pilot had requested clearance to land at LaGuardia due to zero visibility(fog) but was told to reroute and not land. 14 people died as a result of the accident.
RZaQ TIL the iconic image of the Grand Staircase of the Titanic is actually that of the Olympic because no pictures were ever taken of the one on the Titanic.
9YXvB TIL the word "Jedi" originated from the Japanese term "Jidaigeki," which refers to a drama set, set during the Edo period of Japanese history, when samurais were still in activity.