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TIL that in 2017 a sailor was stranded and alone on a cargo ship near the Suez Canal for almost 4 years. Since the owner was having financial difficulties and the captain had gone ashore, the local court declared the sailor the legal guardian.

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4Eew TIL there was Russian novel published in 1999 which re-tells The Lord of The Rings from Sauron’s Perpective
6KkY TIL there was a county in Tennessee that, during the Civil War, decided not to join the Confederacy. Instead, Scott County seceded and formed the Free State of Scott. It didn’t officially rejoin Tennessee until 1986.
GYmbg TIL the frequency of Earth magnetic pole shift varied; geomagnetic reversals have been recorded every 250,000 years, and according to some data, every 100,000 years. The magnetic south and north were last replaced about 780,000 years ago, so the new shift that many fears is already "late".
l7xKA TIL 98% of passengers involved in vehicle crashes in Dubai were not wearing seat belts
0lLM TIL Students at Christ’s Hospital Boarding School In England Have Been Wearing The Same Uniform Since 1556