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TIL Henry Kissinger is 100 years old

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LbQm TIL the Nazi SS threatened to shoot the Archbishop of Greece for openly protesting againt the deportation of Jews. He reminded them that, “according to the traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church, our prelates are hung and not shot. Please respect our traditions!”
rRXp0 TIL i learned that one of the most decorated United States Navy warship was USS Parche (SSN-683), a Sturgeon-class nuclear fast attack submarine launched in 1973. She had over 32 awards, including 9 Presidental Unit Citations, 10 Navy Unit Commendations and 13 Navy Expeditionary Medals.
oRkAo TIL that Ramon Artagaveytia survived the fire and sinking of the ship "America" in 1871. This incident left him emotionally scarred. 41 years later, he visited the US and boarded “The Titanic”. He didn't survive.
rNp9d TIL Pablo Picasso was suspected of stealing the Mona Lisa
VBYbB TIL 'Merrily We Roll Along' (aka The Looney Tunes theme) was originally accompanied by lyrics from its author, comedian Eddie Cantor