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TIL: Tetris blocks actually have names and they're incredibly weird

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R5DMw TIL when polish pianst Arthur Rubinstein was asked to perform at the opening ceremony of the United Nations after world war 2, he noticed there was no polish delegation or polish flag in the hall. He then changed his program and opened with the polish national anthem.
YLXd TIL that Adolph Hitler (whose first name means “lead wolf”) was fascinated by wolves and sometimes used “Herr Wolf” or “Conductor Wolf” as an alias. Also, several of his military bases were named after wolves.
m1Xoy TIL Lobster Chew With Their Stomach
Z8rWD TIL that the first woman in space, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, was not supplied with a toothbrush during her voyage; she used her finger to brush her teeth
D1ROg TIL the first car ever to break 100 kmh (62mph) barrier was an electric car. The 1899 speed record of La Jamais Contente held for three years, until the reign of combustion engines started