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TIL Hô Chí Minh and Malcom X both worked at the same hotel in Boston.

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r0rw TIL of ‘Innocent Passage’ a rule whereby ships are permitted to enter territorial waters and are not challenged so long as they keep moving directly and expeditiously
yNRJ TIL During WWII, the British sent POWs prison escape kits hidden inside of Monopoly game boxes containing silk maps, metal files, money, and compasses.
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4XDlw TIL that from 1793 to 1857 the US minted a half-cent.
g9wA TIL Robert Damiens, who tried to kill Louis XV, had his hand burned with sulphur. Molten wax, molten lead, and boiling oil were poured into him. Then he was partially dismembered by harnessed horses and the executioner completed it with an axe. Then his still-living torso was burnt at the stake.