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16alX TIL that Tom Hanks is related to Mister Rogers and 16th US President Abraham Lincoln
jMpM TIL the most destructive bombing event of WWII was neither Hiroshima nor Nagasaki. It was Operation Meetinghouse - The American firebombing of Tokyo.
ZpJmD TIL about the Romanian Bridgehead. When Poland was attacked from both sides by the Nazis and Soviets, Romania offered a safe escape route for Polish troops and leadership, even allowing the transfer of the Polish gold reserves to the West.
ADOJ7 TIL crude oil comes chiefly from dead microorganisms, not dinosaurs
vPE9j TIL The notion that lobster was such a low-quality food that prisoners in New England rioted if it was over-served and indentured servants had contracts stating they could only have lobster three times a week is actually a myth