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TIL that the Iceberg That Sank the Titanic likely had one week to live, two at most.

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7xxL TIL that when North and South Dakota were admitted to the US, President Harrison asked the Secretary of State to shuffle the documents so no one would know which was admitted first
dXm9 TIL there exists a group of internet commentators hired by the Chinese government to make comments favoring Chinese policies.
kJl0e TIL that Michelangelo spent two months hiding in the underground chamber while evading a death sentence ordered by the Pope
6NY7 TIL Jesse Heiman from the GoDaddy commercial was given an offer from a porn company to be in a film of his choosing. He responded with “Think I’ll hold out for Playgirl.”
69QyZ TIL the "Nokia Tune" was originally composed in 1902 by Spanish guitarist and composer Francisco Tárrega, part of a piece called "Gran Vals" and was the first identifiable mobile phone ring tone