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TIL about Tuviah Friedman, a Nazi Hunter who contributed to the capture of Adolf Eichmann in 1960.

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ANa6x TIL that Fantasmagorie (French word for phantasmagoria) was the first animated cartoon film in history produced by French cartoonist Emile Cohl in 1908.
Z81eo TIL punk legends Henry Rollins [Black Flag] and Ian MacKaye [Minor Threat/Fugazi] used to work at the same Haagan-Dazs ice cream shop in Washington D.C. in the early 80s. Rollins was the assistant manager before auditioning with Black Flag.
xVOMo TIL that the handrail around the turret in some early WW2 tanks is an antenna. The presence of a handrail antenna would reveal to the enemy that the tank is a command tank, which made it a primary target in the combat. Because of this, it was eventually replaced with a whip antenna.
8a418 TIL about the remains of 158 unknown Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Williamsburg VA next to The Governor’s Palace. I visited there last week and this really left an impression on me.
XxXr TIL that the original London bridge is now located in Lake Havasu City, Arizona