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TIL: Canada sold most of his gold reserves
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TIL a Russian named Vasili Arkhipov avoided causing WWIII after refusing his captain's orders to launch nuclear torpedoes at US war ships during the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. 2 of the 3 officers on board wanted to fire the missile, however a unanimous decision was required.
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TIL that Leonardo da Vinci designed a scuba suit.
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TIL one of Stanford University's Founders may have been killed by its first President
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TIL "Up in the Air, Junior Birdmen" wasn't just a nonsense ditty but was the theme song of a national organization started by the Hearst newspaper chain, and had 578,000 members at it peak in 1937
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TIL In 1992, Latasha Harlins a 15 year old black girl was shot and killed with $2 in her hand after a Korean store clerk wrongly thought she was trying to steal juice. Her killer received only a $500 fine and served no prison time. Korean stores were later targeted during the LA riots in response.