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TIL About the French Gratitude Train
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We ask a scientist who has peered around it.
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TIL of Hurrem Sultana aka Roxelana. She was captured during a slave raid by the Crimean Tatars & taken to the harem of the Ottoman Empire. She rose through the ranks & eventually married Suleiman the Magnificent. She broke tradition as the Sultan only married noble ladies prior.
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TIL Chang Apana, the inspiration for Charlie Chan, once arrested 40 gamblers while armed only with a whip.
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TIL that Dennis Rader, the serial killer known as BTK, worked at ADT Security Services from 1974 to 1988, where he installed security alarms as part of his job, in many cases for homeowners concerned about the BTK killings.
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TIL that Mark Zuckerberg is actually only five foot seven inches tall, but he stages his photos to exaggerate his height.