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TIL after an Iranian government contract for a British company was cancelled and given to Siemens instead, a British embassy investigation revealed that it was because Siemens' Iranian sales agent allowed the Shah to sleep with his wife in exchange for the contract.

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16rd TIL mothers hid creepily in Victorian photos in order to hold their babies still
4XReg TIL that the last survivor of the Crimean War, which ended in 1856, died in 2004 at the age of 160. She was a female tortoise named Timothy who was a mascot for several British naval vessels during the war.
MeeRK TIL that if the San Francisco Bay Area were a country, it would be ranked sixteenth in the world in terms of GDP.
1a0yO TIL that you're not supposed to rinse your mouth (with water or mouthwash) after brushing your teeth. You're supposed to just spit out any excess toothpaste to enable the fluoride left behind on your teeth to do its thing.
W7y9Y TIL The Parthenon in Athens was largely intact for over 2000 years. The heavily damaged ruins we see today are not due to natural forces or the passage of time but rather a massive explosion in 1687.