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TIL that Carl Sagan was wrong about the Christians burning down the library at Alexandria or killing Hypatia because she was a symbol of learning and science.

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lA9V TIL The death toll of the Halifax explosion would have been significantly higher if not for a lone railway dispatcher. The railyard had evacuated after being warned of the impending explosion, but one man ran back to telegraph halt orders to all inbound trains for Halifax, saving hundreds of lives.
ZDlQ TIL that several times in the Batman series, the Joker has become temporarily sane. In these brief moments, he has expressed extreme regret for his actions (Also he has killed over 2,000 people)
D1mYP TIL Bionic Commando (PS3/360) is actually a remake of an older NES game with the same name
VoyG TIL Robert Kiyosaki, the author of the best seller “rich dad, poor dad” is bankrupt.
vPMr TIL: The CEO of Red Lobster was fired due to an all you can eat promotion and underestimating American gluttony