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TIL the Daily Mail used to be openly pro-fascist, with editorials expressing support of Mussolini's Italy, Hitler's Germany, and British fascist movements during the 1930s.

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ZKyR TIL that most sand on Hawaii’s beaches is organically based, specifically from Parrotfish doody
kbjm TIL a possible origin of the name Cerberus (the multi-headed dog of the Greek god Hades) is the Proto-Indo-European word k̑érberos, meaning “spotted”. Hades’ dog might have literally been named “Spot”.
rNw4d TIL about Franklin and Armfield, the largest slave trading firm in US history. Adjusted for inflation, the company was worth billions of dollars.
vL6K TIL In 2010 Kodak discontinued the famed Kodachrome film. The last roll was shot by acclaimed National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry best known for his portrait ‘Afghan Girl’. The last 36 slides captured images around New York and a tribe in India on the verge of extinction.
b10 TIL, in the early hours of every january 19th, for over 7 decades, a mysterious man dressed in black pays tribute at Edgar Allen Poe’s grave, he leaves a bottle of cognac and 3 roses.