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TIL there are more than 72,100 Americans still missing from World War II.

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9YmpD TIL that the arcade game Pac-man was originally named Puck-man in Japan, but the name was changed for English-speaking countries because of concerns that the letter “P” would always be vandalized into an “F.”
p8glp TIL that the Egyptian pyramids are not in the middle of the desert and just 200 meters away from the nearest neighborhood of Cairo. There even is a golf course near the foot of the Cheops pyramid.
y9ow TIL that during the English Civil War, Lady Mary Bankes defended a castle from over 200 attackers with only five men under her initial command. She would be reinforced by 80 royalists and would hold against a total 600 men for three years before being betrayed and forced to surrender.
lKKr TIL that Facebook market makers’ lost at least $100 Million during market debut due to technical glitch delayed by 30 minutes
nPlP TIL Black Holes “Sing”, producing a B-flat sound wave 57 octaves below middle-C from their jets.