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TIL that Lenin spoke English with an Irish accent (Dublin accent).

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9YoDQ TIL Nebraska passed a "Safe Haven Law" to ostensibly allow infants to be abandoned at certain locations without abandonment charges. However, it had no age cap, so people would abandon teenagers and older kids.
8eB0Z TIL in 1980s, there was an anonymous leaflet that listed a group of food additives as carcinogens. It was widely circulated and caused a mass panic in Europe.
oBKJ8 TIL about Sarah Halley Finn, the casting director for every single MCU movie to date (except The Incredible Hulk). She has chosen over 1000 actors for the MCU.
R70Za TIL Crocodiles can jump vertically. The propelling of their tail is strong enough to launch their whole body out of the water.
VBdrp TIL about the 1956 “Battle of Palmdale” an effort by the US Air Force to destroy an out of control target drone. Two jets fired 208 rockets at the propeller driven drone. Every one missed the target, started fires that burned 1000 acres, damaged homes and destroyed a pickup truck.