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TIL Finnish radio has a channel broadcasting current news in Latin

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via reddit.com

W7XVX TIL that the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth was 1 part of a wider conspiracy to also assassinate the Vice President and Secretary of State the same night in order to create chaos in the government after the Civil War. Only Booth was successful however.
W4bY TIL that we actually have photographs showing entire star systems being warped in space-time by immense gravitational force. These Gravitational Lenses appear to us a circular bubble of stars and galaxies, and prove Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity.
mZwE TIL that all Royal Navy vessels wishing to enter The Port of London are still required to give a gift of a barrel of rum or wine to Constable of the Tower of London upon entry.
awGRo TIL that KMart used to have their own dial up internet service called BlueLight Internet. The service was cheaper than the major competitor at the time, AOL, and offered customers unlimited service and no banner advertisements.
X0x8 TIL the Ol’ Dirty Bastard from the Wu-Tang Clan was once arrested for stealing a $50 pair of shoes, even though he had close to $500 cash on him at the time.