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TIL Joe Rogan and Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance are Cousins

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xlZB TIL that in 1972 there was a minor political scandal in Washington State when an assistant to then Governor Dan Evans posed as a college student to follow around his opponent during the campaign and report information back to the Governor. The assistant was Ted Bundy, the serial killer.
NnPQ TIL that the Greeks started the tradition of putting candles on cakes. To honour the moon goddess Artemis, the round cakes symbolised the moon, and the candles were the moonlight
x61gB TIL The founder of the social network Bebo sold it to AOL for $850Million then five years later, bought it back for $1Million, then sold it to Twitch for $25Million.
5VGpB TIL that Ontario International Airport (ONT) is not only NOT in Ontario, Canada, it is over 1000 miles away from Canada... in Ontario, California, USA near L.A.
b9d14 TIL of Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz, a German diplomat who during WW2 warned Danish Jews of their impending deportation and organised their rescue to Sweden, resulting in 95% of Jewish Danes fleeing successfully.