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TIL it is illegal under German law to deny the holocaust and is punishable by up to 5 years in prison.

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e0drJ TIL Hercules, Roman god and son of Zeus, killed his wife Megara and children. In repentance, Hercules had to complete the Twelve Labours of Heracles in order to become immortal. It took him 12 years to complete the journey.
M7VGb TIL Manuel Noriega was a real person, a former dictator who sued Activision over using him in the game Call of Duty Black Ops II without his knowing and as a villain. He lost the case.
6xEJ TIL the Staten Island Ferry, on a typical workday, makes 118 trips with 5 boats, carrying approximately 70,000 passengers on the 5-mile route between Staten Island and Manhattan, with a 96% on-time performance….for free.
OoaPR TIL the word Hello became popular after Thomas Edison suggested its use when answering the phone. Alexander Graham Bell, his competitor, preferred Ahoy.
Le7p TIL that William Frawley, who played Fred Mertz in I Love Lucy, was such an avid Yankees fan that his DesiLu contract contained a clause allowing him to skip work if the Yanks were playing in the World Series.