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TIL that Hermann Göring's father was the colonial governor of German Southwest Africa

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V1vZ TIL That if the original Copyright Act of 1790 was still in effect, Everything made before 1989 would be public domain.
W1aL TIL; In 2012, a father was not charged in killing a man who was molesting his 5 year old daughter.
YpEZP TIL that the American Red Cross has updated their rules about who can donate blood, now allowing MSM, women who have sex with MSM, and former IV drug users to donate when they had been banned in the past.
6ERBX TIL Scythian Golden Pectoral of magnificent workmanship consists of three tiers of 48 meticulously detailed figures of men and animals. It weighs 1.2 kg (2.6 pounds), of pure 24 carat gold, dates 4th BC and was found in Ukraine in 1971
A5xw TIL It took 4 million gallons of water 7 hours to flood the Roman Colosseum 5 feet for their famous naval battle reenactments.