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TIL the original title of Hellraiser apparently was going to be "Sadomasochists From Beyond The Grave"

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69Xdw TIL King Alfred was the only English king to be named “the Great” for fighting off viking invasions and introducing social reforms, and he did it all while suffering from Crohn's Disease ·
wLkeY TIL that WWII ended 5 weeks before a planned Japanese biological attack on San Diego involving plague infected fleas. The idea was developed at Unit 731 which conducted extensive human experimentation, mostly on Chinese prisoners.
BEVL TIL that Federal employees will go unpaid for an unknown amount of time if the US government shuts down next week. Except for members of Congress.
dDEJB TIL that saving $2k a year from age 19-26 would leave you with more money at 65 than if you invested the same amount from 27-65. At 10% a year average returns, the person who saved for seven years would have over $1M, while the person who saved for almost 40 years would have about $800k.
dDmwd TIL all 658 employees at Cantor Fitzgerald who had offices in the World Trade Center were killed representing the single largest loss among any single organization in the attacks