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TIL Toilet paper was invented in China

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W47o TIL: In 1918, the USS Cyclops disappeared along with 306 crew and passengers. No trace has ever been found and it remains the single largest non-combat loss of life in U.S. Naval history.
b90y7 TIL when a painting was stolen from the Museum of Bad Art, the museum initially offered a reward of $6.50 for its return. This was latter upped to $36.73. Ten years later, the thief contacted the museum and demanded a $5000 ransom for the painting. No ransom was paid, but it was returned anyway.
gr0Kb TIL that the creator of the sportswear company Adidas (Adolf Dassler) was a member of the Nazi Party.
eAgk TIL that the WWII British code breakers had discovered the preparations for the German invasion of the USSR, but, although this information was passed to the Soviet government, Stalin refused to believe it.
MegNa TIL that Six Flags New Orleans never recovered from the damage of Hurricane Katrina in 2006. Today, it sits abandoned for its 13th year.