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TIL “Darth” is a contraction of “DARk lord of the siTH”, contrary to the popular belief that means “dark” in Dutch.

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YwGG TIL that Oceanographer Bob Ballard found the Titanic just days after completing a secret mission for the Navy. The secret mission’s cover-story: finding the Titanic.
aeGJ TIL when Hannibal Lecter said “I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti” it was a clue he was off his medications as none of those items can be consumed while on MAOIs, a drug given for various mental disorders
OGgjX TIL Grover Cleveland is the only US president to have actually hung a man. Serving as Sheriff of Erie county, he hanged at least two convicted murderers.
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