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TIL about Morris Abraham Cohen (born Moszek Abram Miączyn; 3 August 1887 – 7 September 1970), better known as Two-Gun Cohen, a Polish-born British and Canadian adventurer of Jewish origin who became aide-de-camp to Sun Yat-sen and a major-general in the Chinese National Revolutionary Army.

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4kL9X TIL of the 1955 Le Mans disaster. French driver Pierre Levegh crashed into a crowd of spectators. The crash, explosion and subsequent fire killed 84 and injured more than 120. It is still the deadliest car race crash ever.
j6na TIL that there is an American Ultimate Disc League, and it’s apparently gaining steam.
woMoE TIL There are over 700 different brands of bottled water sold in the United States
XEwxE All contagious diseases are infectious, but not all infectious diseases are contagious. Contagious diseases are infectious diseases that are easily spread through contact with other people.
BxK TIL The Equal Rights Amendment (designed to guarantee equal rights for women) was initially proposed by 2 Republicans and was a constant party platform of the Republican Party for 40 years – but failed to be adopted.