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Today I learned that Al Yankovich is actually 1/4 Slovene 1/4 Croat not 1/2 serb!

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NX0Bb TIL Stereotypes are usually (not always… usually) true, and stereotyping is a necessary part of human survival in assessing both safe and unsafe situations and surroundings. It’s a natural process of the human brain. See link for more info.
1xYX TIL that the first person to break the Enigma code was actually a Polish man in 1932 named Marian Rejewski, whose work also helped jump start English efforts against the upgraded WWII version of the Enigma.
QJ8Wk TIL there has been a fire burning since 1962 underneath the borough of Centralia, Pennsylvania causing residents to evacuate and has turned the town into a "near-ghost town" with only 7 residents left.
grloW TIL that Walt Disney believed to have introduced "Donald Duck" character after hearing about famous duck-out of Australian cricketer Donald Bradman through newspapers in US as Bradman's duck became a hot-topic in across US. Bradman scored duck in Australia's cricket tour of North America in 1932.
rNGox TIL In 1762, John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, invented the meal that changed dining forever. As the story goes, he was playing cards and did not want to leave the gaming table to eat. He asked for a serving of roast beef to be placed between two slices of bread so he could eat with his hands.