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TIL that Spain sold its remaining Pacific possessions to the newly formed German Empire in 1899 after Spain's defeat with the US in the Spanish-American War

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1abNd TIL that Max Martin is the songwriter with the third-most number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, behind only Paul McCartney (32) and John Lennon (26). He has won the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Songwriter of the Year award a record eleven times.
m1L0v TIL In 1919, a nurse rejected Ernest Hemingway's affections by sending him one of the earliest notable Dear John letters, known as letters written by women to military men informing them that their relationship is over
1avEr TIL Garfield phones have been washing up on a beach in France for over 20 years. A shipping container fell off the cargo ship in a storm and the locals can do nothing about it.
Megnm TIL The English language used to have six more letters: thorn (þ), eth (ð), wynn (ƿ), yogh (ȝ), ash (æ), and ethel (œ). They all disappeared by the 15th century.
XEmlQ TIL that Maurice Sendak’s classic "Where The Wild Things Are" was originally titled "Where The Wild Horses Are" but Maurice realized he was unable to draw horses.