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TIL in ancient China, an enemy held the Emperor’s father hostage, threatening to boil him alive … his response was “Send me a cup of the soup.”

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wLNkE TIL that both the Carpathia (which rescued Titanic's passengers) and the Californian (which was nearby but allegedly never saw Titanic's distress signals) were both sunk in WW1. Carpathia lies in 600 feet of water off of Ireland and California lies somewhere off of Greece but has never been found
rjNd TIL that Jews believe God has a 72 letter name that allows the speaker supernatural powers. This name allowed Moses to part the Red Sea
wLAw8 TIL that the oldest known musical instrument, a 43000 years old flute, could have been made by a Neanderthal.
b6l17 TIL that the flag of Jamaica is currently the only national flag that does not contain a shade of the colors red, white, or blue.
e0g1L TIL seven six-foot tall Lego minifigures have washed up on European, American and Japanese beaches between 2007 and 2015. The anonymous sculptor and artist is pseudonymously known as 'Ego Leonard'.