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TIL about the Holodomor (death inflicted by starvation) which refers to the starvation of millions of Ukrainians during 1932-1933 caused by soviet policies. Private farms were destroyed and were replaced by collectivized farms. We remember this event on the fourth Saturday of every November.

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Br9PW TIL Buddy Holly proposed to his wife on their first date (her first date ever), and married 2 months later. 6 months later he died in a plane crash which she heard about on TV, and suffered a miscarriage. Due to this, the policy on when publicly releasing the name of the deceased was changed.
XE8pP TIL that the voice of Batman on TV was done by the diminutive actor, Olan Soule. Soule had a great voice that belied his small stature, and had worked in radio for years. Early on, he was typecast, usually as a lab tech, hotel clerk, or even a reporter. He voiced Batman for 15 years.
78WwM TIL: Vanilla sky was the only movie to get permission to shut down Times Square for any amount of time
Z8owR TIL Approximately 3/4 of Russia's Anadyrsky District is of non-indigenous origin; mainly Russian and Ukrainian. They were enticed by the higher pay, large pensions, and more generous allowances permitted to those prepared to endure the cold and the isolation, as well as those who were exiled here
v1Waj TIL that after tomatoes were imported to Europe they were deemed poisonous and only used for decoration. Eventually poor people ate them for their low cost and they became popular nearly 300 years after their introduction.