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TIL the Order of Assassins in Assassin’s Creed were based on a real group from sect called the Nizari Ismailis in 11th century. And apparently they still exist today!

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R51O1 TIL Stephen Hilder died during a 3-person team skydive after his main and reserve parachutes failed. The investigation into his death is "unique in British crime history" as it revealed expert-level tampering with both parachutes, but failed to determine whether the incident was murder or suicide.
R5R86 TIL of Alyoshenka, a prematurely born female baby so highly deformed that the fetus is believed to be of extraterrestrial origin (or from fall-out from the 1957 Kyshtym Disaster). The body was given up for DNA testing and went missing (photos and video remains).
vPbeB TIL The actress that played Carol Anne in all 3 Poltergeist movies died at the age of 12 of a heart attack.
oBaGW TIL in 1997, the American medical drama Chicago Hope featured a character named "Lisa Catera", which served as a promotion by Cadillac to promote their then-new Catera sedan ("Lease a Catera")
v1AE7 TIL Typhoon class submarines have a swimming pool and a sauna on board along with other luxury features like a full gym and wood paneled walls.