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TIL that the Crown Prince and heir to the Empire of Iran lives in Great Falls, Virginia

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vPdoB TIL about Lauri Törni who fought for the Finnish Army during the Winter War and Continuation War, fought for Germany during WWII, and fought for the US during Vietnam War, where he was killed. He is the only known Waffen-SS to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
5V1pp TIL Sam Peckinpah director of 'The Wild Bunch' intended the audience to be horrified by the violence of the film, and was instead troubled by their enjoyment of it.
RjW9 TIL the closest living relative of whales are hippos
dlMZ TIL rogue crime-lab scientist Annie Dookhan compromised as many as 40,000 cases with her mishandling of evidence and perjurious testimony; she received a 3-5 year jail sentence.
X0mRR TIL - during a test flight in 1961, a DC-8 became the first passenger jet to break the sound barrier and go supersonic. Chuck Yeager was the chase plane pilot.