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TIL that Male Holocaust Survivors Have a Longer Life-Expectancy

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EYrw TIL that despite being lauded as modern day hero, as the leader of the ANC’s militant wing, Nelson Mandela was personally responsible for ordering hundreds of executions without trial, tortures, bombing campaigns, and the covering of rural farming paths with landmines.
GYw0J TIL Bobby Fischer invented the Fischer clock, the standard chess clock in major tournaments. It was even used in his match against Spassky in 1992. Fischer later complained he was cheated out of the royalties.
eRO6 TIL that a British company made a laptop with a graphical user interface, a 60 hour battery life, SSD storage, and a touchpad. In 1989.
YpV0d TIL Dave Karnes (former US marine) left his office in CT as soon as he saw the 9/11 attack on the news, grabbed his uniform, got a regulation haircut, and went to Ground Zero THE DAY of the attack, and aided the rescue efforts. Then he re-enlisted and served TWO TOURS.
DQo6J TIL that the 1948 United States Presidential Election was the first election to have primary and general election debates, with Thomas Dewey debating Harold Stassen in the GOP primary while Socialist Nominee Norman Thomas debated Socialist Workers Nominee Farrell Dobbs in the general election.