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TIL about Henry Darger, a self-taught artist and writer who authored several ilustrated books such as the 15,145-page "In the Realms of the Unreal" and "The History of My Life"

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N7MWQ TIL of Furies of Calderon, a bestselling fantasy novel based on both Pokémon and the Roman empire that was written to prove that any good writer can make a book about not one, but two terrible ideas.
LkKep TIL John Stanley Wojtowicz, in 1972, robbed a bank to pay for his wife's sex change surgery. His actions inspired the movie "Dog Day Afternoon".
n7MP TIL That Wilma Rudolph was the 20th of 22 kids. Born prematurely at 4.5 lbs., she suffered infantile paralysis, polio, and scarlet fever. She wore a brace for a twisted leg. She eventually became the world’s fastest woman, winning 4 Olympic medals.
b954Q TIL that "daddy long legs" are not spiders. They are called Harvestmen, or Opiliones, and they are more closely related to mites.
lrDG TIL when filming Breaking Bad, Cranston got the pizza on the roof in the first take.