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TIL that the deepest layer of the ocean, the hadopelagic zone, is named after the realm of Hades, the Greek underworld. This ranges from 6000m (3.7 miles) deep, down to the very lowest reaches. Populations are sparsest here, and are believed to be sustained by marine snow and thermal vents.

Z1rp TIL that a doctored photo of an American baby was falsely circulated as Hitler’s baby photo by the international press in the 1930s. This prompted Nazi authorities to release a real baby photo to prove that Hitler was in fact a cute baby.
j9pX TIL that blind people smile even tho they have never seen anybody else smile. Smiling is due to our human genes and not the learning in our youth
4Xyxa TIL Ed Sullivan took heat from show sponsors Ford Lincoln dealers, for kissing Pearl Baily on the cheek and shaking Nat King Cole's hand during his TV show. He also had a Ford executive thrown out of the theater after he suggested Sullivan should stop booking so many black acts.
QNjL6 TIL that in 1325, the Italian city-states of Bologna and Modena engaged in the "War of the Oaken Bucket," a conflict allegedly sparked by the theft of a wooden bucket. This peculiar war resulted in significant casualties and highlighted the intense rivalries of medieval Italy
neKGr TIL that the CCP used "Struggle sessions" whereby a victim was forced to endure public humiliation and forced to admit various crimes before a crowd of people who would verbally and physically abuse the victim until he or she confessed.