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TIL due to a hack, Google Maps shows a shop called “Edward’s Snow Den” in the rear of the White House

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jdOR TIL that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs won Walt Disney a special kind of Oscar:It consisted of one full size Oscar and seven miniature ones.
jNEga TIL the classic 1970 war movie Kelly's Heroes was based on an actual robbery of the Nazi gold reserves by a syndicate of US and German servicemen in 1945. It was covered up by the US and Germany and only two gold bars found in 1996 have been recovered worth about $1m at today's prices.
VBReG TIL that the Kentucky Derby is the oldest sports event in the United States. It is held annually and first began in 1875.
jNW5Q TIL Vyacheslav Molotov, the namesake of the Molotov cocktail, was the last surviving major participant of the Russian Revolutions of 1917. He died in 1986 at the age of 96.
grYZ4 TIL that baby elephants suck their trunks for comfort, just like human babies suck their thumbs. It helps them learn how to use their trunks properly as they grow.