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TIL The last words from the Challenger Space Shuttle before it exploded were “Uh oh.”

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aAjy TIL the Rothschilds had such an efficient system of couriers that they knew Napoleon lost at Waterloo a day before everyone else. Nathan Rothschild, in one of the most audacious moves in financial history, immediately bought up the government bond market. He then sold for a 40% profit, a huge sum.
ADaPa TIL of Dolly Oesterreich, a Milwaukee woman who kept a voluntary sex slave in the attics of her two homes, her husband and 2 lovers none the wiser, for about 10 years. Despite the murder of her husband and her attempts to cover it up she was never convicted and eventually died at the age of 80.
rKrd TIL Japan and the Soviet Union fought a major battle in Mongolia in 1939. The Japanese defeat convinced them to maintain a truce with the USSR during most of WW2
d89EB TIL of the Continuum hypothesis : An hypothesis that has been proven unprovable under current mathematics.
nW5vr TIL Nearly 25,000 people a year set off up Mt Kilimanjaro, and 25 die. Many get head pain, nosebleeds and unexpected vomiting along with fatigue and shortness of breath. As it gets steeper and colder, climbers rest every 15 paces