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TIL Joanne Rowling, better known by her initials J K, does not have a middle name. The use of the author’s initials instead of her full name was a marketing ploy designed to make her work acceptable to boys.

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D7eP TIL during the Korean War Air Force pilot James Risner successfully “pushed” his wingman’s incapacitated jet fighter into friendly territory using the nose of his own jet. A maneuver that had never been attempted in history.
yQRma TIL about Sister Doris Engelhard of Mallersdorf Abbey, the last nun working in Europe as a brewmaster. The abbey brews about 80,000 gallons of beer a year, all of which is consumed locally. The beer is untreated and needs to be drunk while it is still fresh.
BYKe TIL Nokia has made a concept phone that charges using body heat
Epao TIL pigeons can develop superstitions like walking counter-clockwise or shaking their head in order to get food
Kp84 TIL In Iceland they exchange books in the days before Christmas and spend Christmas Eve reading them and eating chocolate.