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TIL that Milada Horáková was a Czech politician who helped people flee the Nazi and Communist regimes in Czechoslovakia. She was executed for treason in 1950 just to have her verdict reversed 18 years later and receive multiple rewards for her heroic work

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v1ogB TIL that Joseph Strauss, the chief engineer for the 1933-1937 construction of the Golden Gate bridge made safety a high priority on the project. It was the first construction site in America to require workers to wear hard hats.
e0DG4 TIL that the Beatles track "Helter Skelter" was recorded in chaos. While Paul recorded his vocals, George lit an ashtray on fire and held it above his head, and at the end of the song, Ringo is audibly heard throwing his drumsticks and yelling, "I've got blisters on my fingers!"
VBQLm TIL that during production of the 2008 independent film Trucker, actress Michelle Monaghan earned her commercial driver's license and did the semi-trailer truck driving scenes herself.
7r64p TIL from 1968 to 1973, the British evicted the entire population of the Chagos islands to allow the United States to build a military base on Diego Garcia
GY9Kg TIL Ken Ilgunas lived in a van for two years while obtaining his graduate degree at Duke to avoid debt. This is also known as “vandwelling”. His advice for “vandwellers” is don’t drink any liquid before going to bed, come to terms with celibacy, look normal, ensure stealth, and bring essentials.