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TIL that white roses are placed by 9/11 memorial staff to signify someone’s birthday.

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Z8Aav TIL that the in 1989 protestors in china were killed by their government in order to be silenced. Tiananmen Square massacre.
mxOYY TIL that Julia Child worked in the OSS during WWII. While serving in the OSS she helped develop a shark repellent to keep curious sharks away from underwater explosives. The repellent is still used to this day.
R5px8 TIL The Antennae Galaxies is made up of two galaxies crashing into eachother. Information gained from the Antennae Galaxies has been used to predict what will happen when our galaxy, the Milky Way, crashes into the Andromeda Galaxy.
Wk5W9 TIL Among her many tattoos, Avril Lavigne has a tattoo of the letter D with a pink heart representing her ex-boyfriend Deryck Whibley and the name "Brody" under her right breast for her ex-boyfriend Brody Jenner.
5Q4Q TIL Adam West, Clint Eastwood, and Burt Reynolds were all offered the role of James Bond, and all declined, believing James Bond should always be played by a Brit.