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TIL that Anthropodermic Bibliopegy is the practice of binding books in human skin. As of April 2022 there have been 18 books confirmed to be bound in human skin by the Anthropodermic Book Project.

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1aYXV TIL in 1587, 115 men, women and children arrived at Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina. Their colony was to establish England's first foothold in the "New World." When their leader returned from a resupply mission, no one was to be found. All that was left was a token carved into a tree.
E0rp TIL that McDaniel college teaches a class that about how South-Park is a very serious social commentary. An example of this is that when Kenny dies it’s actually talking about how poverty stricken children in todays society are constantly being abused.
J571 TIL Author Joe Hill was so determined to keep it a secret that he was Stephen King’s son, his own agent didn’t know for 10 years.
E1nd0 TIL of Carl Laemmle, who migrated to the US in 1884. He started one of the first movie theaters in Chicago, challenged Thomas Edison's monopoly on films, began advertising stars to increase their earnings, founded Universal and sponsored hundreds of Jews to emigrate from Nazi Germany to the US.
d1k9 TIL Skydiving to raise money for NHS related charities cost the NHS £13.75 for every £1 raised.