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TIL That Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were the first Americans to be tired and executed for stealing nuclear documents from the US Government during peacetime.

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OO8R TIL that one of the hikers who found “Ötzi,” a 5000 year old mummy buried in ice in the Alps, was found dead, buried in ice, after a hiking accident in 2004. He is one of 7 people linked to the mummy to have died within the same year.
MgA7 TIL that three triplets separated at birth ended up all going to the same college and meeting each other.
0de9R TIL that in 1956, songwriter Roger Miller was driving along and saw a sign on the side of a barn, ""Trailers for sale or rent". That became the first line of his new song, "King of the Road", which hit #1 on the country chart, #1 on the easy listening chart, and #4 on the Hot 100 for that year.
PYMjG TIL Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer, Artimus Pyle survived the 1977 plane crash that killed fellow band members. After the crash, he attempted to seek help from a nearby farm only to be shot at by the farmer who lived there.
LkWB0 TIL in France the butter content of a croissant is indicated by its shape. As a matter of law, only croissants made with butter can be shaped straight. Croissants made with margarine or other fats have their ends curled in.