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TIL of the Death Valley Germans - a family of four German tourists who went missing in Death Valley National Park and whose remains were discovered 13 years later

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M95K TIL that in the film adaptation of Lord of the Rings:The two towers , the horse that saves Aragorn when he falls off the cliff is the same horse that Aragorn sets free after saying “has seen enough of war”. Also Viggo Mortensen purchased the horse after the movie
9YdJp TIL that Papua New Guinea's government has officially endorsed sign language as the country's fourth official language, alongside English, Tok Pisin and Motu.
6dN7 TIL Hitler wrote a second book after Mein Kampf in 1928. In it he describes why he would go to war in Europe and how he admired US eugenics programs. It was never published because he feared it would hurt already-low Mien Kampf sales.
mmgE TIL - The first message ever sent over the internet(sent in 1969) was “LO” they were attempting to send the message “LOGIN” but the system crashed while processing all of the information
BRyx TIL that Chef Thomas Keller once decided to kill & clean his own rabbits. The first rabbit screamed loudly. The horrific ordeal made him want to cook the rabbit perfectly. And taught him never to squander any ingredients.