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TIL Stalin’s body double was teased in school because of the resemblance with Stalin

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v1gy7 TIL that Walt Disney originally wanted to call his most famous creation Mortimer, but his wife convinced him to change the name to Mickey.
WRwN TIL That the word “Idaho” is completely meaningless. The lobbyist who suggested the name lied about it being a Shoshone word for “gem of the mountains” and congress didn’t bother verifying the claim.
nekA9 TIL that Jennifer Lopez stole the majority of her songs and rarely actually sings in any of them.
jN8nQ TIL about USS William D Porter, the unluckiest Ship, accidentally fired a live torpedo towards a ship carrying FDR.
wLvbP TIL of the Flannan Isles Lighthouse, known for the mysterious disappearances of its keepers in 1900. The entrance gate to the compound and the main door were both closed, beds were unmade, and the clock was stopped. The set of oilskins found suggested one of the keepers had left without the others.