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TIL of Maurice Tillet, The Wrestler Who May Have Inspired Shrek

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kOroe TIL about Sarah Rector, an impoverished black girl who became a millionaire oil baron when oil was discovered on the land allotted to her by the government. She avoided hundreds of attempts tp scam her out of her fortune and became known as the “Richest coloured girl in the world.”
DVEg TIL A nurse was in vegetative state for 42 years after sexual assault while the perpetrator was out of prison in 14 years. She recently died.
vPmaD TIL: One litre (liter) of bottled water contains, on average, 240,000 pieces of plastic
jRZj TIL the “Nation” referred to by the National Hockey League (NHL) is Canada
oRPoo TIL 25 poisonous plants & flowers you might have at your house