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TIL of Vera Lynn, a British pop singer who entertained troops during World War II. In 2017, she released a new album to celebrate her 100th birthday, making her the oldest recording artist in the world and the first centenarian to have an album in the charts.

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79OM TIL Underneath Beijing there is a city spanning 33 square miles called Dixia Cheng. It was built in the 1970’s due to rising tensions between China and the Soviet Union.
gMnYX TIL about Suicide Cliff in Saipan where thousands of Japanese civilians and soldiers jumped off to commit suicide and evade capture US forces due to Japanese propaganda. The Suicide Cliff is also listed in the US Register of Historic Places.
4XgwN TIL Babylonian women had to, by law, consort with 1 stranger who threw a silver coin into their lap while they sat in the "District of Venus". As Babylonian women were usually tall and beautiful, some uglier women had to wait up to 4 years for their coin, before returning home.
p8KR8 TIL serial killer Carroll Cole, responsible for the deaths of at least 15 women, killed his first victim at just 8 years of age, drowning a classmate in a lake. The death was thought to have been an accident until he confessed in an autobiography he wrote in prison.
m7jx TIL In a Blind Taste Test of San Francisco Sourdough Bread, the winner was actually from Los Angeles. They were so confused by the results, they re-did the blind test, only for the breads to rated in the exact same order.