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TIL that American Saxophonist John Coltrane is a venerated saint.

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X0AaE TIL about the Toyota War, which took place in 1987 in Northern Chad and on the Chad–Libya border. It takes its name from the Toyota pickup trucks, primarily the Hilux and the Land Cruiser, used to provide mobility for the Chadian troops as they fought against the Libyans
P1kOe TIL the first Ciabatta bread was made in 1982
adRo TIL “Max Heiliger” was a fictional name created by the Nazis and used to establish bank accounts to launder valuables stolen from those killed in the concentration and extermination camps. Using the name “Heiliger” was a cynical Nazi joke, since the word means saint, from the word heilig (holy).
Ypo9r TIL Gerard Way the lead singer of My Chemical Romance wrote the comic series The Umbrella Academy
L5yZ TIL that Eratosthenes, along with countless other achievements, calculated the size of the earth in 240 BC using a stick, the shadow of the sun, and the known distance between Alexandria and Syene. He was off… by only 66 km.