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TIL that Finland's Lågskär island lighthouse contained the world's first rotating gas lighting device

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wodrY TIL of the Katyn Massacre - where the Russian/Soviet government murdered approximately 22,000 Polish military officers/PoWs between April - May 1940.
Yo1v TIL that Cleopatra’s family tree was full of inbreeding, including three marriages between an uncle & niece and three between siblings. As a result, some of her ancestors were the same person. For instance, her mother was her father’s niece and thus not only her mother but also her first cousin.
5VMGR TIL that DJ scratching was invented in 1975 when Grand Wizzard Theodore was playing records loudly, making his mother to enter his room to scold him. This caused him to hold the record still, accidently moving it back and forth and liking the sound it made.
J16x1 TIL that (former) Dutch footballer Dennis Bergkamp is afraid of flying to the point that he would take car/ferry/train to away games, or not travel at all. His Aviophobia gave him the nickname of the "Non-Flying Dutchman".
KOW7R TIL some peanut butters contain xylitol, which is toxic to dogs.