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TIL that more people died on the last day of WWI than on D-Day, despite commanders knowing that the war was essentially over.

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PY9ke TIL of Robert Landsberg, a photographer who died documenting the massive 1980 eruption of Mt St Helens. Realizing he was too close to get away safely, he continued to shoot footage until he was killed. His body was found buried beneath ash, protecting his camera film.
xVgP5 TIL There's a company in England that makes ice cream from breast milk.
GYJPQ TIL the full name of the dictator of Zaire (now D.R. Congo) was Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga, which translates to "The all-powerful warrior who, because of his endurance and inflexible will to win, goes from conquest to conquest, leaving fire in his wake."
yJGv TIL that Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, a native of Brazil, renounced his US citizenship to avoid paying $700 million in taxes
xVKd0 TIL In 2010, Andriej Ivanov, went to a bridge in Ufa, Russia to commit suicide. When he arrived there he saw Maria Petrova, climbing over the railing to attempt suicide. He stopped her from killing herself, and they later fell in love and planned on getting married.