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TIL that December 11 is the most common breakup day of the year, with Christmas causing couples to reflect on whether they want to continue with relationship.

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M9vK TIL that the movie, U-571, states that Americans were responsible for capturing the first enigma machine. The truth is that the first enigma machine was captured by the British, 7 months before the Americans entered the war.
ADOXw TIL 1/3 of Harvard students are legacies.
Y7Z4B TIL Korea (Goguryeo) successfully repelled a Chinese invasion in 645 when China's siege on Ansi fortress was broken. While retreating, China's emperor left a gift for the fortress commanders to commemorate a battle well-fought.
BgwQb TIL that on average, 1,300 trains derail every year in the US, with a peak of 9,400 derailments in 1978.
KOZ76 TIL in 2008 a man at a ski resort in Italy stole a rubber padding used on a barrier to stop people at the bottom of a sledding hill. He used the padding to sled down the hill, hitt ing the barrier that he stole the from and died.