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TIL of Anna Anderson, an impostor who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia. Despite a private investigation proving she was a Polish factory worker with a history of mental illness, Anna managed to garner support due to disinformation spread by the Bolsheviks about Anastasia's execution.

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BrDpk TIL When a robber attempted to snatch her mobile phone, he didn't know he was messing with Polyana Viana, a UFC boxer. She threw two timely punches and a charge at the robber. When he came down to earth, she locked his head and neck in a rear-naked choke and then settled him down in the same spot.
xVYlD TIL that spiral staircases were installed in fire stations in the 1800s to stop the horses that pulled the engines going up the stairs when they smelled food cooking.
jRAQ TIL that John Lasseter (CEO of Pixar) was fired from Disney for promoting computer animation
j6nVN TIL about Delhi's 14th Century Khalji Dynasty founded by a Mamluk vassal who wiped them out then was slain on his nephew Alauddin's orders, who beat the Mongols 6 times, persecuted peasants, and killed nephews with the last ruler who was a slave general lover of the previous sultan that he killed.
oB4W7 TIL MIT researchers were able to capture sound from a soundless video of a chip bag using a high FPS camera recording. All sound causes objects to vibrate and using advanced software, they were able to match the vibrations shown in the chip bag to the respective audio frequencies.