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TIL half of Led Zeppelin played on Donovan's Sunshine Superman

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nWm1b TIL about the MV Liemba, a ferry on Lake Tanganyika, which was laid down in 1913 in Germany. It served as a WWI warship and it sunk twice, first deliberately in 1916 and again in 1920 due to a storm. It was raised again in 1924 and it is operating almost nonstop since 1927
vvj TIL That There is a ight Bulb That Has Been in near-continuous use for over 110 Years, only time it was switched off was when it had to be moved and was given a police escort when it was switched between the old fire station and a new one in 1976.
JYrev TIL that Woodrow Wilson's wife, Edith, was de facto president of the USA for a year and five months, making her the first de facto female US president
4kR56 TIL Harley Quinn is not a comic book original character but was created for Batman: The Animated Series in 1992, and only appeared in DC comics for the first time in 1999.
4M9g TIL Coco Chanel was an anti-semite and stole the firm Chanel Perfumes from the Jewish owners while they were being slaughtered by the Nazis.