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TIL that after arriving in Pittsburgh to play for the Penguins, Jaromir Jagr would read the weather forecast on the WDVE radio station.

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D1VMY TIL that Forrest Fenn’s infamous treasure chest has been found.
BgJdx TIL that the Men in Black are an allegedly real phenomenon
95lr TIL American Revolutionary War officer William Stacy escaped death by burning at the stake because he and his captor were both Freemasons. He also ice-skated thirty miles up a frozen river to warn his sons about a possible Native American attack when he was 56 years old.
ve5R TIL Yu Pengnian gave up his entire $1B+ fortune to charity. When some said it was “unnatural” for him to leave none for his family, he replied, “If my children are competent, they don’t need my money. If they’re not, leaving them a lot of money is only doing them harm.”
N7JwP TIL that Steve Callahan survived 76 days lost at sea in a small raft after his sloop sank due to a collision; where he faced sharks, lack of drinkable water, food and atrophy. His survival skills were sought after by the director of the critically acclaimed Life of Pi.