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TIL that a photographer taking pictures of air pollution unknowingly captured pictures of a couple committing suicide

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5Y4Ok TIL the current Emperor of Japans daughter cannot become Empress as only males may inherit the throne
wL4PE TIL "Spandau" was the manufacturer of Nazi machine guns - when the weapon was fired at someone's shins they would dance around, in a "Spandau Ballet"
dbN8 TIL in old English the possessive (eg. cat’s) was marked by -es. This was shortened to -s, which is why there’s an apostrophe (as it represents the missing ‘e’)
x6Jp0 TIL of Anthony Ray, producer and son of famous Hollywood director Nicholas Ray, who was once married to his father's ex-wife--actress Gloria Grahame--his former stepmother. Since Grahame had a child named Timothy Ray, with Nicholas Ray, that made Anthony his stepfather and brother at the same time.
6ZeJ TIL German Chocolate Cake is named after an American baker by the name of Samuel German, and has no affiliation with the country of Germany.