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TIL Australian Don Ritchie prevented at least 160 suicides near his home which overlooked a cliff

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9A5X TIL: In 1993 the U.S. government “hid” an apology to Native Americans in a spending bill.
BgvNe TIL, White Horse Temple, the first Buddhist temple in China, was desecrated heavily during the Cultural Revolution. At the same time, when the King of Cambodia requested to visit the temple, the Chinese authorities quickly restored it including placing artefacts from other museums in the temple.
wnp8 TIL from my wife’s Star Trek calendar that the actor James Doohan (Scotty) had a missing right middle finger, which he lost in the WWII invasion of Normandy. Careful camera work meant it was rarely visible in the TV series.
GAZl5 TIL the letter “Z” used to be pronounced “izzard"
16na7 TIL that the USSR accepted the spontaneous generation theory in the 1950's