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TIL Mata Hari’s court documents are sealed since 97 years and will be made available to the public after the French Army releases them in 2017

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oBbAR TIL that the dwarf Planet "Pluto" has yet to complete a full orbit of the Sun since its discovery, as one Plutonian year is 247.68 years long
e0aXJ TIL in 1860s Missouri, “Snowflake” was a word used to describe people who were against the abolition of slavery.
eOAn TIL that touching stainless steel will remove the odor of garlic and onion from your hands. They even sell bars of stainless steel “soap”, which is just a bar of stainless steel to rub on your hands.
yV8wV TIL that Dracula was heavily inspired by Henry Irving, Bram Stoker’s employer. Stoker was close friends with Irving, who was described by others as “a self-absorbed and profoundly manipulative man.”
E1G10 TIL Angus Barbieri lived for a year without food, and others have lasted for similar lengths