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TIL Sir Arthur Conan Doyle personally investigated two closed cases, which led to two men being exonerated of the crimes of which they were accused.

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vLoD TIL that popular San Diego high school teacher John Corcoran was secretly illiterate during his 17-year classroom career, finally faced his shame and learned to read at age 48. He went on to write books and a create a foundation to promote literacy.
neMRr TIL DHL has been aquired by the Deutsche Post (German Federal Post Service) in 2002, after slowly buying up shares since 1998 and gaining controlling interest in 2001. DHL has since been used as the Express delivery service of the Deutsche Post.
XBZE TIL that in 1982 a British Airways 747 had all 4 of its engines flame out after flying through a cloud of volcanic ash over Indonesia. The crew managed to maneuver the powerless plane through the cloud, restart all 4 engines in mid-air, and then safely make an emergency landing in Jakarta.
d8BdK TIL in the Rio 2016 Paralympics, each medal had a distinctive rattle sound for bronze, silver and gold. This was for visually impaired athletes.
P18kn TIL that once BBC traumatized a group of monkeys by sending in a dead baby monkey. RIP spy monkey