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TIL that after the Civil War many wealthy Confederate families fled to Brazil, today many Southern cultures and traditions can still be seen in the descendants of these “Confederados”

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rRBoo TIL of Charles Hatfield who, in 1915, said he could make rain to fill a dam for $10,000. It flooded, the dam broke, 20 people died, and $3.5m of damage was caused. He sued to get paid, but had forgotten to sign the contract. It was deemed an Act Of God, but he also wasn't held liable.
DQ7me TIL after people are diagnosed with heart disease, less than 60 percent of all patients take a statin.
8aw4L TIL under U.S. federal law, if you know you're under investigation then it's illegal to delete your browser history.
wPkY TIL that European nutella has a stronger chocolatey aroma, and is different from American nutella
pOdA TIL of James Allan Ward. In WW2, the right wing of his Wellington bomber was set afire by a german fighter. He took a canvas cover, crawled onto the wing in mid-flight and put the fire out. His plane landed safely back in Great Britain.