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TIL malaria has killed more than half of all people that have existed after the Stone Age

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gr8R7 TIL Of the Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accident. A turbine cover failed, causing the 920-tonne rotor to be ejected in to the turbine hall. 75 people died
4kMRN TIL Prince Charles was 1st in line for the British Throne from the age of three. He held that title for 70 years becoming the longest-serving British heir apparent, having surpassed Edward VII's record of 59 years on 20 April 2011.
ne7od TIL of one of the most inaccurately named men in history: Charles Coward. While in German captivity, he traded clothes with a Jewish inmate so he could report to the British on what was happening in Auschwitz, and later testifyed in Nuremberg.
Z817o TIL Nutella was created during WWII in Italy because of a shortahage of chocolate
9KgD TIL Elizabeth Taylor’s apparent dark outlined eyes were due to a rare genetic mutation giving her “double eyelashes”.