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TIL that the 11th century Krak de Chevaliers castle was still effective during the Syrian civil war, being used as a command center and military outpost by anti-Assad rebels and only fell after 133 struck a deal to flee to Lebanon.

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R7dYa TIL That the Nazi and "Angel of Death" Josef Mengele's skeleton is used as an educational aid for forensic medicine courses at the University of Sao Paulo's medical school
nWnEb TIL pepperoni is an entirely American invention, first made in New York City in the late 1910s.
yQeJ8 TIL Kodak invented the digital camera in 1975 but hid the invention because they feared it would jeopardize photographic film sales
7rEnO TIL that when George Ruth Jr. was 19, the law stated he had to have a legal guardian to sign his baseball contract. Baltimore Orioles owner Jack Dunn became Ruth's guardian, leading teammates to jokingly call Ruth "Dunn's new babe." The joke stuck, and Ruth quickly earned the nickname "Babe" Ruth
ne5DG TIL in the 2000 paralympics, the Spanish team in basketball-ID consisted of fully functional semi-pros. They won gold by a landslide but where discovered because one of the players was an undercover journalist investigating fraud comitted by the president of the Spanish Disabled Sports Federation.