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TIL that we could’ve straightened the leaning tower of Pisa... but we didn’t!

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RY14 TIL that after the Treaty of Versailles Ferdinand Foch said : “This is not peace. It is an armistice for 20 years”. 20 years and 64 days later WW 2 started.
dDMZZ TIL that the VitaminWater class-action lawsuit resulted no compensation for the consumers, and Coca Cola/Glacéau could continue marketing VitaminWater as “nutrient enhanced water beverage”.
a84d9 TIL that “Casablanca” was banned in Ireland upon release because its negative depictions of Nazis jeopardized Irish neutrality. When it was first released in Germany in 1952, it was 25 minutes shorter because it removed all references to Nazis and WWII.
nWJkB TIL that Execution by Electric Chair was almost called "gerrycide" after the grandson of the guy who gerrymandering is named after.
KO9gJ TIL that the sharpest object known to man is a tungsten needle that tapers down to the thickness of ONE ATOM.