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TIL That Henry Ford was an adamant anti-semite and Adolf Hitler's personal hero

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N71J1 TIL the Mausoleum of Theodoric in Ravenna, Italy, was built in 520 AD with stones sourced from a quarry in Istria, approximately 400 kilometres (249 mi) away by land journey. The mausoleum's roof consists of a single Istrian carved stone 10 metres (33 ft) in diameter weighing 230 tonnes
Wk90A TIL: In 1572 according to Dutch legend, while Prince William the Silent was sleeping in his tent, Spanish assassins lurked outside but was saved by his pug, Pompey, who barked wildly and jumped on his face, waking him up. The pug was then considered the official dog of the House of Orange.
RWEl TIL that “Rock, Paper, Scissor” has been around since 200AD. And the same hand gestures we use today have been used since the 1600’s.
m1dQy TIL NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft, which flew by Pluto in 2015, carries onboard a portion of the ashes of Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto. Also onboard (among other things) are a nylon American Flag, a 1991 postage stamp that reads "Pluto: Not Yet Explored", and FL and MD state quarters.
xKW1 TIL that as part of their family’s settlement with a gas company, a 7-year-old and a 10-year-old are banned from talking about fracking for the rest of their lives.