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TIL The term 'extra' as in 'Extra! Extra! Read all about it!' referred to a special paper issued outside the normal publishing schedule. It reported on important or sensational news which arrived too late for the regular edition.

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7K0b TIL we had to make the undersea cables that carry the internet shark-proof.
8OOG TIL that Jenna Miscavige Hill, daughter of Scientology leader David Miscavige, first learned of the church’s closely-guarded secret doctrines concerning aliens via the “South Park” episode “Trapped in the Closet”
lowMN TIL that over 90% of the planet's coal is from the 'carboniferous' era. An era that had evolved trees, but not anything to break them down. Trees died, fell down, and piled on top of each other eventually compressing all the trapped carbon into coal.
WeLN TIL Spy Magazine sent 13-cent checks to some of the world’s richest people to see who would cash them. The only two people to do so were an arms dealer and Donald Trump.
LQLav TIL that The Mexican communist party was founded by an Indian activist M N Roy. However post WW-II, Roy lost his faith in traditional Marxism and adopted something known as the radical humanism which is a blend of socialism and liberalism.