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TIL Stalin’s birth name was Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili

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6YKm TIL that the Hubble Space Telescope is fully open for public use, regardless of nationality or academic background
9YAYG TIL.. Most mosque designs are based on the Hagia Sophia, that was originally a Christian church in Turkey.
Lkol9 TIL Mexican president Adolfo Cortines granted women the right to vote in presidential elections and stimulated the Mexican economy during the period known as the Mexican Miracle. He always wanted to attend university but was forced to drop out at 16
8e8j8 TIL of the Mole Man of Hackney who spent 40 years digging under his home in London creating tunnels as long as 18m and as deep as the water table
RQYw TIL in 1812 Charles Barnard, a captain of an American sealer ship, rescued marooned British sailors from the Falkland Islands despite the 2 countries being at war. While he searched for provisions, the British sailors stole his ship and he himself was marooned for 18 months.