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TIL that Montgomery, Alabama, is named after a different, unrelated person than the namesake of Montgomery County even though the city is the seat of the county.

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9KMB TIL that in 1955, Hiroshima survivor Rev. Kiyoshi Tanimoto, on tour to raise funds for victims of the blast, was tricked into meeting with Enola Gay co-pilot Capt. Robert A. Lewis on national television
p8DYb TIL In addition to the main smelly chemical of skunk spray (thiols), there's also another chemical called thioacetates. These chemicals don't stink, but they absorb into hair and fur, and react violently with water to rapidly produce thiols. This stops animals from removing the smell.
XoLj TIL the Eiffel Tower actually grows up to 5.9 inches due to heat expansion of the iron.
opmL TIL the largest known black hole has a diameter of 1 trillion km, more than 190 times the distance from the Sun to Pluto.
16MJO TIL 'Earth Song' was the last song Michael ever performed. He rehearsed it on June 24, 2009, while preparing for "This Is It", just hours before his death