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TIL In the early days of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg said People who trusted him were “ Dumb fucks ”

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Me64B TIL The band Franz Ferdinand's name was inspired by a racehorse called Archduke Ferdinand. The horse won the Northumberland Plate in 2001 and the band liked the alliteration. Additionally the band wanted a name that would imply their music would transform the world; like Ferdinand's death did.
b9DM7 TIL Hitler’s Private Train Was Named ‘Amerika’
QNGQM TIL, Australia was not a paradise for women and children pre-colonialism. Absolutely heartbreaking article.
QJbB9 TIL that one of the ingredients of Worcestershire Sauce use ANCHOVIES
6EKMl TIL about Sarah Rosetta Wakeman who was a woman that served in the Union Army During the American Civil War. Serving under a fake name, she was given the position of prison guard. During here time at the prison one of the female inmates there was doing time for the same crime she was committing.