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TIL Niʻihau, known as the Forbidden Isle, is a Hawaiian island completely owned by the Robinson family. The island only has 84 inhabitants, is mostly closed-off to tourists, and was once considered as the United Nations headquarters.

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nW68P TIL that the landmark pamphlet "Understanding AIDS" was the single largest mass mailing in American history. Spearheaded by Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, it reached 107 million American households, and set standards for sex education regarding the disease. 80% of people read at least part of it.
v9br 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.
M7QZb TIL that flight recorders must be able to withstand an acceleration of 3400 g for 6.5 milliseconds and that this is roughly equivalent to an impact velocity of 270 knots (310 mph; 500 km/h).
oBalY TIL a British nurse named Edith Cavell helped treat soldiers regardless of their nationalities in WWI. She also helped them escape from German occupied Belgium. When caught, she refused to lie about her actions and was executed by firing squad.
KYoYB TIL that the famous 1980 Jim Morrison biography “No One Here Gets Out Alive” was heavily criticized by several people for its many historical inaccuracies. Among those people was The Doors’ own guitarist Robby Krieger, and the band’s producer, Paul A. Rothchild.