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Til that Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered one of his sons to kill himself.

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EgOPw TIL that in some parts of Ruhr region (Germany) the ground has sunk by up to 30m (12m in average) due to exzessive mining in the region. The homes of millions of people would be flooded if the pumps were stopped to keep the groundwater level artificially low. These pumps have to pump forever.
ZLOB TIL that, because of his personal wealth from his acting career, Arnold Schwarzenegger did not accept his governor’s salary of $175,000 per year during his time in office.
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kOjnB TIL that the Sackbut likely got its name from the French terms 'sacquer' and 'bouter', which describe the motions of pushing and pulling used while playing the instrument.