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TIL Karen is a man’s name outside of Germanic-based languages

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GAlXE TIL an untrue myth says that the president of the Titanic's operating company, J Bruce Ismay, stole a seat on a lifeboat. Actually, the myth came from deceptive newspaper stories. (The newspaper's owner had a vendetta against Ismay) A Nazi film later portrayed Ismay as a Jewish businessman.
VMeDm TIL In 1942 about 80,000 US citizens were, without any trial, detained in concentration camps by the US itself.
b7W0 TIL Milk Duds are called “duds” because they wanted them to be perfectly round and that was found to be impossible.
oe6E TIL that NASA is currently attempting to bring the “Monstrous F-1 moon rocket back to life”… and pretty successfully too.
jBQv TIL an 8ft. LEGO man labeled ‘No Real Than You Are’ washed up on a Dutch beach in 2007. Origins remain unknown.