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R5lp6 TIL Iqbal Masih was a child laborer in Pakistan who escaped twice and became an advocate against the practice before being assassinated at the age of 12.
0pwp TIL Fairview Cemetary, Halifax has a grave marked “J. Dawson” which still gets flowers left today following the release of the 1997 film “Titanic”
yJYM TIL that Vincent van Gogh’s last words were, “The sadness will last forever.”
9Ya4D TIL that before WWII, the Arizona state highway marker had a swastika on it because it was a symbol used by Native Americans in the state
4aeN TIL 12 other characters in the Marvel universe (and others) have lifted Thor’s hammer Mjolnir.