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TIL Beirut is the capital of Lebanon

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nerjY TIL that in the 1922 silent movie Nosferatu, Count Orlok (Max Schreck) only blinks once in the movie.
Me55b TIL that in Japanese baseball there is a tradition that when a great pitcher is retiring, their final opposing batters will strike out on purpose. The video is hilarious in its obviousness and truly touching as a show of respect for the player (Takashi Saito) and his career.
omZr TIL In 1730 as a pirate named Olivier Levasseur was about to be hanged he threw a coded message into the crowd whilst shouting “Find my treasure, ye who may understand it!” Some of the treasure still hasn’t been found.
mALY TIL Flowers were traditionally used at funerals to mask the stench of decomposition.
N7r1M TIL When his eight years as President of the United States ended on January 20, 1953, private citizen Harry Truman took the train home to Independence, Missouri, mingling with other passengers along the way. He had no secret service protection. His only income was an Army pension.