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TIL that even though Congo belonged to him, Leopold II never set foot on this country

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WEdX TIL that the Nicholson Electroplating bomb from the LA Noire DLC pack is not only possible, it actually happened in 1947- at an electroplating plant inLos Angeles
ADYOl TIL the accent that most actors had in films from the 30's and 40's (i.e. Jimmy Stewart from It's a Wonderful Life) was known as "Transatlantic" and nobody ever actually spoke that way.
rNWye TIL that when he was 18 years old and Crown Prince, Frederick the Great was forced by his father to watch the beheading of his close companion (and possible lover) Hans von Katte after the two attempted to escape together to England.
QJaQa TIL the gold medalist in the 2016 Olympics in the women's 1500 meters ran the race in 4:08 minutes. This is a time that a good male track athlete can run in high school.
8eRMZ TIL about the Atomic Energy Lab. A toy lab set created in 1950 so that kids could create and watch nuclear and chemical reactions. However, merely a year later, it was pulled from shelves as it contained real samples of the radioactive element Uranium in it.