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TIL San Francisco’s Alcatraz, the former federal penitentiary was the only prison to offer hot-water showers at the time

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Wo74 TIL the name Vanessa was invented by writer Jonathan Swift in 1713 as a nickname for his lover Esther Vanhomrigh.
WA9d TIL: You can buy a Russian T-72 tank for only $50,000
4rZo TIL the Voltaire quote co-opted by the far-right movement, “to learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise” is actually a false quote attributed to Voltaire, and was likely first used by White Supremacist Kevin Strom in 1993, 215 years after Voltaire’s death.
Yy4Z TIL an 84 Year Old Refused a Million Dollar Offer, Forced Shopping Mall To Build Around Her House Instead
766M TIL soda is fizzier in cans (vs plastic bottles) because CO2 cannot escape an aluminium can. CO2 escapes sealed PET bottles quite readily.