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loep5 TIL that Latvian folklorist Anna Bērzkalne wrote her 1942 doctoral thesis in English instead of German as a form of non-violent resistance to the Nazi occupation of Latvia during World War II.
E40X TIL - Jack Daniel died from blood poisoning after forgetting the combination to his safe, kicking it, and injuring his toe.
nekmG TIL Skyscrapers shrink over time due to building materials compressing. This shrinkage is large enough that elevator guide rails in the highest skyscrapers need to be mounted to sliding clips, instead of attached solidly, so they can move when the building shrinks instead of warping.
DQX8V TIL the 1956 Banana Boat Song was based on real life in Jamaica, where workers would load ships during the cool night hours, then wait at dawn for their work to be counted so they could go home.
W5b4 TIL The only Japanese person who survived titanic lost his job because he was known as a coward for not dying with everyone else.