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R59l8 TIL about Guinea worm disease, a water borne parasite.
9wkYr TIL the story of George Washington chopping down a cherry tree and him saying "I can not tell a lie" to his father about it was a myth created by Washington's personal biographer & minister after his death to sell books.
Vekp TIL the Guns N’ Roses hit song Sweet Child o’ Mine came under controversy in 2015 when a very similar sounding track by a lesser known Australian rock band was discovered to have been released six years prior. Upon hearing the song, GnR’s bassist, Duff McKagan, called the similarities “stunning.”
KYVkR TIL While in Italy, La Cosa Nostra boss Vito Genovese ordered the assassination of an anti-fascist reporter living in America - Carlo Tresca - to impress dictator Benito Mussolini.
VBVPG TIL of Kim Hyon-hui - a north Korean agent who killed 115 people in a plane bombing. Originally sentenced to death, she was pardoned after less than a year and has been free ever since