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TIL: Gavrilo Princep, the man who inadvertently started World War One when he assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand was only 19 years-old when he killed the Archduke.

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5VLG9 TIL that Rosemary Kennedy, JFK's sister, was given a lobotomy at age 23. The family feared she would disgrace their reputation.
EgrGV TIL about Ely Samuel Parker, a Tonawanda Seneca who was formally educated and served as an interpreter and tribal representative from the age of fourteen. During the Civil War he served on the staff of Ulysses S. Grant as military secretary and wrote out the official copy of the terms of surrender.
R76Qa TIL the world's largest single site of dinosaur bones lies quietly beside a Canadian town of just 37 people.
e04DE TIL about the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act which states that it is illegal for a company to void warranties on items that have been self-repaired with third party parts, like phones, gaming consoles, and vehicles.
nwnd TIL the US government lost a nuclear bomb in US waters; it still hasn’t been found and it hasn’t been confirmed whether it was functional or not (and the pilot who dropped it got a medal)