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TIL that in March 1848, Niagara Falls froze over and was completely blocked with ice. Factories shuttered, the US Cavalary marched on the dry riverbed, loggers collected ancient logs, and souvenir hunters collected relics from the War of 1812

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mxWDx TIL Between 2006 and 2007 Poland’s prime minister and president were identical twin brothers, making them the first brothers in history to hold a country’s prime ministership and presidency at the same time.
4EQg TIL we shouldn’t call terrorists “Jihadists” or “Islamist” since it puts their actions in a positive light. The proper term is “hirabi”, meaning “one who commits unlawful warfare.”
jNl6N TIL that Euler, one of the greatest mathematicians to ever live and certainly the most prolific, completed about half of his life’s work completely blind
ADEOw TIL Carl Switzer, known for his role as Alfalfa in the Our Gang series of films, later struggled to find roles due to typecasting and became a dog breeder. He was shot dead at age 31 after confronting a man who he felt owed him money related to a reward for a missing dog.
VBlRk TIL of Francis Bowes Sayre Jr., grandson of U.S. president Woodrow Wilson. Unlike his grandfather, who authorized and imposed widespread federal segregation, Francis was a fierce opponent of segregation, going so far as to march alongisde Martin Luther King Jr. from Selma to Montgomery.