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TIL that Suite Life's "Mr. Moseby" actor Phil Lewis hit and killed Isabel Duarte, a Baltimore, Maryland resident in Late December 1991

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p8oe4 TIL a poor 19th century Chinese man failed the civil service exam, fell ill, reread a Christian pamphlet he had earlier ignored, & hallucinated that he was Jesus' brother. He led a cult/rebellion that conquered much of southern China, crowning himself as king. This civil war killed over 10 million.
rRWMo TIL writer Alan Ball was inspired to write a story about the hardship of living an authentic, happy life in the age of superficiality after he watched a plastic bag blowing in the wind outside the World Trade Center for 10 minutes. That story was American Beauty and he won an Oscar in 2000.
Y7PnG TIL The former Confederate President Jefferson Davis met a crowd of 7,000 cheering people when he came to Montreal, Canada. Montreal had been a safe haven for Confederates during the Civil War and some Canadians had supported the Confederacy out of fear the Union might invade Canada.
E1MLp TIL about ‘Transient global amnesia’. It occurs randomly and can last up to 12 hours with no repercussions or side effects. During the time you cannot create new memories or recollect recent events. Doctors have no idea why this occurs and it can happen to anyone.
P17WG TIL that Hawaii is the only state within the U.S. that does not have a state police, state patrol, or highway patrol.