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TIL Josef Stalin has a granddaughter living in Portland

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78bBr TIL director Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Men, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon) had only two acting roles. 1939's One Third of a Nation and 2004's The Manchurian Candidate
1aDAP TIL that Medieval Peasants had significantly more days off than Modern Americans with Americans working 244 days a year and Peasants working only 150.
v1Kr8 TIL a tax auditor in Finland died at his desk in his office, and no one realized he was dead for 2 days.
5Y5jk TIL that in 1993 A 21.94m (72ft) condom was fitted over the Obelisque in Place de la Concorde, Paris, France to mark World AIDS Day.
vajD TIL Hitler banned the Nobel Prize and created his own German National Prize for Art and Science and awarded one to Ferdinand Porsche, who developed the world’s first hybrid car, as well as the Volkswagen Beetle.