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TIL of the tragic Concordia University massacre in 1992 that claimed the lives of four professors in Concordia University, Montréal Canada

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e0M15 TIL that many of the most common names today like: John, Sean, Ian ,Ivan, Hanz, Giovanni, Johan, Evan, Nani,.... are all derived from the same Hebrew name "Yôḥānān" that passed into European tradition through Christianity
Wk6RN TIL that a morning-sickness drug, Thalidomide, was mass-prescribed in the 1950s, resulting in thousands of deformed children being born in the 50-60s. Most were born with ‘flippers’ (some starring in American Horror Story as characters)
p8OEQ TIL about Pistorius, champion disabled runner, allegedly killed his girlfriend. Sentenced to 5 years and released in 2015. An appeal reincarcerated him in 2016 due to release 2019. Another appeal doubled his sentence. Now eligible for parole 2023.
WkXZ9 TIL In 2008, NASA beamed a song - The Beatles' "Across the Universe" - directly into deep space. The transmission was aimed at the North Star, Polaris, which is located 431 light years away from Earth. The song will travel across the universe at a speed of 186,000 miles per second.
78RPp TIL of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), an office within the United States Office of the Secretary of Defense that investigates UFOs and unexplained phenomena in the air, sea, space, and on land. These are referred to as "unidentified anomalous phenomena" (UAP), or "anomalies".