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TIL that Mata Hari, courtesan and double agent, refused a blindfold and blew a kiss to the French firing squad that executed her on this day in 1917.

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yQpjw TIL that Sudan has more pyramids than any other country on earth – even more than Egypt. There are at least 223 pyramids in the Sudanese cities of Al Kurru, Nuri, Gebel Barkal and Meroë. They are generally 20 to 30 metres high and steep sided.
KOj06 TIL of Franz Reichelt,an Austrian-born French tailor, inventor and parachuting pioneer, now sometimes referred to as the Flying Tailor, who is remembered for jumping to his death from the Eiffel Tower while testing a wearable parachute of his own design
4XalN TIL about the game "Conkers," a traditional English childhood game using chestnuts
kOnEW TIL the Associated Press published Nazi propaganda photos, changing their credits to conceal their origins. More recently, the AP had an exclusive deal with North Korea and published propaganda photos approved by that nation's dictatorship.
J1Y8 TIL There was an intensive study to create a visual guide for the perfect white female butt.