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TIL Adolf Hitler had a ‘pet' alligator named Saturn who died only recently in a Russian Zoo

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9Ydr6 TIL that a man published a 1,905 page suicide note online before shooting himself at Harvard University. The note went in detail about things like human nature, society, religion, technology, and science.
PLGw TIL that in 1999, the CEO of Sun Microsystems responded to increasing concerns about computer privacy by saying “You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it.”
4rmw TIL that a priest on the Titanic refused to board a life boat twice, and instead stayed behind to hear confessions and give absolution to the people left on the ship.
xrDb TIL that in 1953, Coca Cola attempted to persuade the US Treasury to mint a 7.5 cent coin; a can of Coke had been a nickel since 1886 and needed to be raised due to inflation, but they felt a dime was too much.
BgMjr TIL that the 1986 hit song Kyrie which has the lyrics that everyone misquotes as "Carry a laser" is actually the words kyrie eleison which is Greek for “Lord have mercy”, and the song is basically one big prayer.