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TIL that Fort Ross, built on the coast of California just north of San Francisco, was the southernmost Russian settlement in colonial North America from 1812 to 1841.

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EMvd TIL the line “Ideas are peaceful, history is violent” in Fury was ad-libbed by Brad Pitt.
1Ber TIL Ken Jarecke’s iconic photo of the Gulf War is unknown in America because the AP office in New York censored it. They deemed it was too sensitive and too graphic even for the newspaper editors to see, not even to let them make the decision of what the market they served could see.
VBwNp TIL narrative principle Chekhov's gun states that every element in a story must be necessary e.g., if you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following act it should be fired. Otherwise, don't put it there. Thus, I finally found the right word to express my frustration with Game of Thrones
ZpaQD TIL - The 'Blood Falls' in Antarctica is a bright red waterfall that flows from the Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney. Despite its eerie appearance, the red color is actually caused by iron oxide, which gives the water its rust-like hue. The water is also extremely salty, preventing it being frozen
p8KX8 TIL the “Death Zone” is what climbers call the highest part of Mount Everest (everything above 26,247ft). Due to its lack of oxygen, the body literally begins to die, cell by cell. This can result in health risks like impaired judgement, heart attack or stroke, and altitude sickness.