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gM5Y9 TIL Erskine Childers, a propagandist for the IRA during the Civil War, shook the hands of the men in the firing squad at his execution, and had his son promise to do the same for the men who signed his death warrant. His last words were “Take a step or two forward, lads, it will be easier that way.”
xVDDD TIL of "yellow journalism" which present little or no legitimate, well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines.
6E4pZ TIL A surge protector's ability to protect your equipment degrades over time and should be replaced every couple years.
QNgBE TIL in 1898 Nikola Tesla experimented a small steam-powered mechanical oscillator that could produce earthquake-like effects
5Y9YP TIL Mohammed V, Sultan of Morocco during the Vichy regime, protected Moroccan Jews from being deported or killed during WWII. The Moroccan Jewish population was essentially in tact at the end of the war.