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TIL of the sinking of the MV Doña Paz and MT Vector, the deadliest disaster at sea during peacetime. 26 people lived and 4,385 people dived. Many survivors were covered in burns after diving into flaming water.

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pY6kG TIL: The Maqlû is an ancient anti witchcraft Akkadian text. It is comprised of nearly 100 incantations that must be performed in one night to take the lives of evil sorcerers and witches. The ritual was mentioned in a letter from the exorcist Nabû-nādin-šumi to the Assyrian king Esarhaddon.
R59Ew TIL that putting two spaces after a period was once the standard and only started to fade out in the late 19th century
5YNVP TIL Thomas Edison tried to create the first-ever talking dolls. In 1890, thanks to the development of the wax cylinder, he was able to produce a line of baby dolls. With wooden bodies, porcelain heads, and miniature phonographs in their chests, the dolls were unlike any toy to exist at the time.
JVYB TIL the phrase “Snipe Hunt” and the word “sniper” both derive from the difficulty in hunting a small wading bird called a snipe.
ADl5g TIL in 2008, George Garratt from Glastonbury, UK, legally changed his name to "Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined." Apparently his grandmother has not spoken to him since the change.