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TIL that in the 1920's, a man was given 1 year to live by doctors, if he moved to a warm climate. He built a house in Bartow, FL with a lot of unique features and designs, and would go on to live to the 1970's. It has become known as "The Wonderhouse" and become a local tourist attraction.

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rNJYd TIL that the Sphinx is the oldest known monumental sculpture in Egypt dating back to the old kingdom during the reign of Khafre (c. 2558–2532 BC). The nose was deliberately chiseled off before the 15th century as it's absence is referred to in descriptions by the 15th-century historian al-Maqrīzī.
yVbeX TIL the first Chinese student to graduate from an American university, Yung Wing, arrived at Yale in 1850 and later helped send 120 more students to America.
XyOP TIL John Davis, creator of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, was invited to see the last shuttle launch. Two guys at the launch approached him and asked if he created the show. After confirming to them that he did, they replied, “You’re the reason we went to work for NASA!”
a8Pk0 TIL for her 39th birthday celebration Queen Elizabeth and family attended a Spike Milligan play. Noticing Peter Sellers sat among the royals, Spike lobbed a slipper at Sellers, just missing Prince Philip's head, and then spent the rest of the performance poking fun at the Queen for bringing her son
7rXr TIL the US sailor kissing the nurse in the WWII photo taken in time square to celebrate the end of the war, was on a date with another women when he grabbed the stranger and the photo was taken. The other woman still married him