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TIL the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington Virginia is actually named the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial.

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9wlK6 TIL that the Eiffel Tower was due to be dismantled, in 1910, but survived as it could (and still is) used as a giant radio antenna to transmit and receive radio broadcasts.
5Vy59 TIL Woody Harrelson's father, Charles Harrelson, who Matthew McConaughey claims may also be his father, was a hitman who murdered a federal judge.
KPy9 TIL a tractor trailer’s hitch came loose in Indianapolis and spilled 38,000 pounds of marbles on the roadway.
OG0ra TIL of the "Devil's Cigarette Lighter," a natural gas fire that burned for nearly 6 months in the Algerian desert. It rose between 450 ft (140m) and 800 ft (240m) high and burned over 550 million cubic feet of gas every day. It was witnessed by John Glenn while in orbital spaceflight.
R5VRj TIL the University of New Hampshire received millions in bequest from the frugal librarian, the late Robert Morin, who served the institution for many years. $1 million from the said funds was utilized to acquire a scoreboard for the freshly-constructed football stadium.