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TIL Alaska was never meant to be separated from the rest of the United States, but would be linked when British Columbia also joined. Instead, the Alaska Purchase compelled British Columbia to join the Canadian Confederation 3 months later.

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4X7J5 TIL Kate Winslet ultimately regretted her iconic topless scene from the titanic and absolutely refuses to sign autographs with that image.
yQbkJ TIL Of Robert Campbell, a World War One soldier who was a German prisoner, he learned that his mother was dying, and wrote to the Kaiser, asking to be released. His request was granted, with the condition that he had to return. Campbell spent a week with his mother, then returned.
6EL7Q TIL 17 year old Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra was the first runner-up in Miss India 2000 competition because one of the jury members felt her complexion was “too dark”
gMnGL TIL the divorce rate of Navy Seals is 90%, twice as high as the next highest profession.
9LgD TIL that a lot of the “Germans” in Hogan’s Heroes were actually Jewish actors who spent time in concentration camps.