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TIL Three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, trams resumed their routes in the ruins of the city.

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a8MrN TIL that on December 7, 2012, hospital nurse Jacintha Saldanha took her own life, just three days after being deceived by a prank phone call orchestrated by two Australian radio DJs. The call was part of a radio stunt related to Prince William's pregnant wife, Catherine, Princess of Wales.
V0eZ TIL the inventor of the land mine detector - Polish Lieutenant Józef Kosacki - didn’t patent his invention, instead deciding to gift it to the British Army in 1941.
epWGL TIL that Judy Garland, star of ‘The Pirate’, missed 99 of the 135 days of rehearsals and filming, only showing up for 36 days.
DQnZp TIL that the sport of curling originated in medieval Scotland and was originally played on frozen ponds and lochs. The first official curling club was formed in Scotland in the 1800s, and the sport has since spread to many countries around the world, including Canada.
1arDr TIL Olive Oyl was a comic strip character for 10 years before Popeye was created.