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TIL that after winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics, back home in America, because of segregation, Jesse Owens was asked to ride a hotel’s freight elevator to get to a reception being held in his honor.

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LQxGd TIL that the Nemi ships, built in the 1st century AD during the reign of Roman emperor Caligula, were destroyed by fire during WW2.
KO45B TIL Tondrakians were members of an anti-feudal, heretical Christian sect that flourished in Armenia who advocated abolition of the Church, denied the immortality of the soul, afterlife, the church and its feudal rights. They supported property rights for peasants, and equality between men and women.
kOON7 And which gum gives you the sweetest-smelling breath?
YpP1A TIL Hitler imprisoned his adult niece in their Munich apartment. She could not freely associate with friends, was forbidden romantic relationships, and Adolf or another chaperone accompanied her everywhere. She committed suicide at age 23. Hitler later claimed she was the only woman he ever loved.
6Eb0Y TIL that in 2015, Martin Scorsese directed a 16-minute short film called “The Audition” that served as an advertisement for a Chinese casino. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, with a cameo appearance from Brad Pitt. The budget was $70 million.