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TIL that in 2011, a 75 year-old woman accidentally cut the fiber optic cable that provides internet to 90% of Armenia.

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Z8ZZQ TIL that Adolf Hitler praised the Native American genocide by the US government. In 1928 he said; "gunned down the millions of Redskins to a few hundred thousand, and now keep the modest remnant under observation in a cage."
x6pAk TIL a sheep and a goat can mate to produce a sheep-goat hybrid called a 'Geep'
P1x4G TIL about the Köln Concert, a 1974 piano recital by Keith Jarrett. The venue’s piano was smaller than specified, was out of tune, and had malfunctioning pedals, forcing Jarrett to improvise around its shortcomings. The concert recording is the best-selling solo jazz and best-selling piano album.
xQ7g TIL that during the opening sequence of Gilligan’s island shows a U.S. flag flying at half mast, because it was filmed the same day that President Kennedy was assassinated. (fact #4)
4R75 TIL Paul McCartney used the pseudonym “Bernard Webb” on the song, “Woman” to prove that his music would be successful no matter who took credit for it. And sure enough, “Woman” went to #14 on the U.S. pop charts and #28 in the UK.