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TIL at 22 years old Titanic’s only surviving wireless operator Harold Bride stayed on the ship as long as possible sending SOS messages. After being rescued by Carpathia and suffering from frostbite he helped the rescue ship operator send surviving passenger messages.

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69bVZ TIL that a purported 12th century prophecy claims to list all future Catholic popes until the end of the world; the current pope would be the last one on the list. Historians believe it is a 16th century forgery: the list appeared in 1595 and better describes pre-1590 popes than subsequent ones.
JEMQ TIL men have better spacial cognition than women and can put together IKEA furniture with or without the manual faster than women using the manual. Women’s performance suffered greatly without the manual, but men’s performance showed no major difference with or without the manual.
OoRk6 TIL that since 2016, the real bones of nazist Josef Mengele, the nazist Angel of Death, are used in a brazilian school to teach medical forensics.
MekwA TIL in 1928 women competed in the 800 Meters Olympics for the first time and it was reported by the media to be a complete disaster with women fainting and sobbing hysterically. Women were no longer allowed to compete until 1960. In reality, no one fainted and several beat the existing world record.
gMRGL Til that Barrow in Alaska remains in daylight for 84 days in Summer and dark for 67 days in Winter. It even experiences a midnight Sun!