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TIL that the largest recorded iceberg was bigger than Belgium

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nWLl9 TIL after 9/11, Fred Rogers recorded a PSA telling children, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” Though he doubted its impact, he shared this message of hope, a sentiment he had expressed to children during past crises, offering reassurance in times of fear and loss.
OoBpg TIL President Ulysses S. Grant gargled red wine laced with cocaine to relieve pain from throat cancer
bErE TIL of British woman Joyce Carol Vincent, who died alone in her bedsit in 2003 but wasn’t discovered until 2006. She was found with the television still on and surrounded with wrapped Christmas presents.
yDlX TIL that in 1781 a slave ship threw 133 slaves overboard to make an insurance claim for them as cargo.
65OW TIL according to Jewish legend, God created the first blacksmith’s tongs as one of his last creations, because mankind needs tongs to make tongs