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TIL that a B-25 Mitchell crashed into the side of the Empire State Building resulting in 14 deaths. Cause of the crash was zero visibility due to heavy fog

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OovLa TIL: The code names for two of the first A-bombs were "Thin Man" and "Fat Man". To help preserve secrecy during World War II, their purpose was obscured with a cover story: for a secret tour of the US, a special railroad car was being customized for FDR ("Thin Man") and Churchill ("Fat Man").
1RNW TIL that in 1914, at the summer home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, a manservant at the residence became deranged, setting half the house ablaze; he then went on to murder seven people with an axe as the fires burned. Among the dead were Wright’s mistress and her 2 children.
9aGX TIL the Russian city of Norilsk, due to industrial nickel smelting operations, has such severe pollution that ponds within the city are dredged to recover the valuable heavy metals that accumulate in their bottom sediment
gM0gX TIL Aloe Vera based toothpaste is more effective at reducing plaque and gingivitis than regular toothpaste
ANRQw TIL that a Chinese man, years after being dumped by girlfriend, bought every ticket at several IMAX screenings of her favourite movie ‘Transformers’ to demonstrate his affluence.