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TIL Venice is said to have been founded in 421 AD by the Venti refugees fleeing Vandal invaders, and in the following years were joined by those escaping Lombard invaders. Settling in the sparsely populated marshlands and lagoons by the adriatic sea.

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rP9d TIL Leo Fender, inventor of Fender Guitars, never learned how to play the guitar.
9YgaX TIL about the Edsel - one of the biggest car flops in history that was named after Henry Ford’s son
5VN5B TIL the trawler Lurongyu 2682 was the site of a mutiny in 2011 where crew members beat up their captain due to poor conditions and killed the cook who tried to intervene. In the ensuing month, trying to prevent a counter-mutiny, 16 of the 33 crew were killed and 6 jumped ship out of fear.
70nX TIL that in professional shooting, alcohol is considered to be a performance-enhancing drug because it relaxes you and slows your heart rate enough to give you an edge.
W799X Today I learned that looking at the rocks lower left of the famous portrait depicting Napoléon's crossing of the Alps by Jacques-Louis David, it is seen that the names of Hannibal and Charlemagne, who had previously crossed the Alps, were engraved.