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TIL That A Jameson Whiskey Heir Once Bought A Girl Just To Watch Her Be Eaten By Cannibals

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PYNjJ TIL that in 1944 a crossword puzzle in the the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph unintentionally contained the names of the D-Day landing sites before the attack took place. This was believed to be the result of the puzzle creator hearing the words from schoolboys who interacted with soldiers.
oNVr TIL A University of Arizona study found 72% of shopping carts contain fecal bacteria and there is more fecal bacteria on a shopping cart handle than in a typical bathroom.
oBNbE TIL Edmund Clint, a child prodigy who in his short life of less than 7 years painted 25,000 paintings.
R5Mb1 TIL East Pyongyang No.1 Middle School in North Korea has taught a "Mao Zedong class" since 1959, where students learn Chinese language and songs. It has exchange programs with its sister school in Beijing which offers a "Kim Il-sung class"
kOaVd TIL of Timothy Hunter, a DC Comics character created by Neil Gaiman seven years before Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. He wears glasses, lost his mother when he was young, discovered he was destined to be a powerful wizard, and has a pet owl.