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TIL the Leaning Tower of Pisa was almost destroyed in WW2 but spared because of how beautiful it is

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0lWM TIL Hugo Black, Supreme Court Justice for 34 years, was a member of the KKK.
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WkKWB TIL about 36-year-old man who consumed so much dish detergent that he expelled "citrus smelling" foam from his mouth and anus and went into organ failure.
R71el TIL that ships still sinks in great number every year, despite being not cover in the news , and approximately 2K of Seafarers dies every year.
QNVWe TIL the Cullinan Diamond is the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, and it was sent from South Africa to the UK by post. A steamboat reportedly carrying it in a guarded safe was a decoy