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TIL Eagle Mountain, CA is one of America's newest ghost towns having been founded in 1948 and all but abandoned by the mid 1980s.

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GY8NE TIL in 1988, musician Philly Lutaaya became the first prominent Ugandan to openly declare he was HIV positive. Many received his declaration with skepticism, the press claiming it was just a publicity stunt to promote sales of his records. He is now considered a national hero for his AIDS activism.
56xP TIL a 90-Year-Old Lady Seduced and Killed Nazis as a Teenager
vPwaD TIL that, excluding the Civil War, World War II had the highest percentage of U.S. military fatalities, with about 2.5% of the 16.1 million Americans who served losing their lives. This was followed closely by the Vietnam War, where approximately 2.16% of those who served died.
8aN8L TIL Have you ever wondered why Egyptian god names sounded so latin? The names of famous gods we know are actually the Greek pronounced versions. Here are actual versions: Atum (Ra), Aset (Isis), Heru (Horus), Anpu (Anubis), Wesir (Osiris).
j8nE TIL only one F-117 fighter has ever been shot down in combat, the pilot, who ejected and was rescued behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia, opened a bakery and years later became friends with the man who fired the SAM missile