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TIL Neapolitan ice cream was invented in Prussia, not Italy

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BrOBr TIL of the Strauss–Howe generational theory. According to this theory, every 80 years is a crucial “fourth turning” of generations in American history. The “fourth turning” is necessarily marked by a crisis that has destroyed the social order and created a new one, after which a new cycle commences.
WA09 TIL it has been 20 minutes since the Cubs last won the World Series
mo4E TIL the US used survivorship bias to improve airplanes in World War II. The bullet holes in returning aircraft represented areas where a bomber could take damage and still fly, while bullet-free areas needed reinforcement.
awg50 TIL a woman was killed in her car in Brooklyn when a bullet ricocheted off of the ocean nearby and hit her through her open car window. The perpetrator was a man who’d been practicing shooting at a floating beer can on his boat in the middle of the bay.
Lkx1v TIL: That in 2018, James Cordier from optionssellers.com lost the entire $150 million hedge fund he managed making a bad play on natural gas and crude oil. He didn't hedge properly and lost everything. He put out this apology video, offering to buy clients lunch. He forgot to take off his Rolex.