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TIL - Watergate was not just a break-in but there were 69 people indicted and 48 people—many of them top Nixon administration officials—convicted.

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oB74W TIL of Mary Elmes, an Irishwoman with an incredible history who saved over 200 Jewish children by smuggling them into Spain in the trunk of her car during the Holocaust
M7kPV TIL A 700W microwave draws about 1200W of energy and their efficiency can be as low as 50%
Y7v7Z TIL the Leaning Tower of Pisa began to tilt early in it's construction. In an effort to compensate for the tilt, engineers built upper floors with one side taller than the other. Because of this, the tower is curved.
G7Yj TIL that two pharmaceutical companies own a patent claiming that cannabis helps kill cancer cells by promoting the re-emergence of apoptosis so that some tumours will heed the signals, stop dividing, and die.
BrPlL TIL of Albert Pierrepoint, England's lead hangman from the 1940's-1950's. He executed many Nazi's and other high profile murderers. He owned a pub and usually was able to carry out an execution and still make it back to open his bar on time. He once had to hang one of his regular pub customers.