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TIL To put an end to the 2002 Nord-Ost siege in Moscow Russian officials decided to use a classified gas to put everyone inside asleep but the gas killed over 100 of the hostages while Russian officials would not tell doctors what was used in the gas.

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BwRx TIL Eamon de Valera was imprisoned for leading the Easter Rising. While inside, he took the chaplain’s key and melted candles to make a copy and sent it to his friends. They made a real key and put it in a cake. Valera was able to walk out scot-free. He went on to serve as the President of Ireland.
M4AA TIL a charging elephant broke down the door and a wall of a home in India, but immediately stopped when it heard a baby crying. It then removed the debris from the child using its trunk and peacefully returned to the forest.
JYoaV TIL that Henry Bessemer, the engineer largely credited with the invention of modern steel, also invented or contributed to embossed postage stamps, long sheets of plate glass, military weapons, and a method for extracting sugar from sugar cane. He eventually earned nearly 130 patents
e1Ng TIL that the creators of the “You wouldn’t steal a car” anti-piracy ad were fined for pirating the music played in the background of the ad
pYN8G TIL Singapore only had 3 PMs in it's 65 year history - the 4th one being elected today in 2024. Lowest turnover in any long-lived democracy