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TIL The Population of Thessaloniki, Greece was ~68% Jewish During the Ottoman Era, ca. 1613 AD; Today there are an estimated 1200 Jews Living in the City

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mxMNv TIL that beluga whales can mimic human speech, and have caused divers to inadvertently surface due to them mimicing commands to surface
XGM6 TIL more than 900 American troops were alive at the end of the Korean War but were never released by the North Koreans. In 1996, as many as 15 of them might have still been alive.
Yl8x TIL Mae Jemison, the first female African-American astronaut, was inspired to apply to NASA by the Star Trek character, Lieutenant Uhura. Jemison later went on to make a cameo appearance in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
6EMNm TIL that Tim McVeigh (the Oklahoma City Bomber), Ted Kaczynski (the Unabomber) and Ramzi Yousef (the 1993 World Trade Center Bomber) All Became Friends In Prison
ddvB TIL that the New York City Subway still operates several train cars constructed in 1964 in regular service. This specific model owes its longevity to its superior durability, craftsmanship and structural quality. Retired cars from this model are shipped out to the Atlantic Ocean for artificial reefs