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TIL I learned that the boy with the spoon from matrix was credited "Spoon boy"

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JGRj TIL the island of Puerto Rico was originally named “San Juan Bautista” and the capital city was called “Puerto Rico”. Eventually traders and visitors came to refer to the entire island as Puerto Rico, while San Juan became the name used for the main port and the capital city.
bDV0 TIL during the 2007 Writers Strike, David Letterman paid the Late Show staff out of his own pocket.
6EBLQ TIL of Marco Flores. He was molested by a neighbor from age 8. As a teen, he found a photo of his nephew, 6, in his predator’s home. Wanting to protect his nephew, he killed the predator. Police found child porn & chat logs on his pc about molesting Flores & planning to molest more.
yQ9oV TIL: TIL: Oysters were such a big business in Maryland and Virginia that they were considered working-class food instead of a luxury. The Oysters were such a business that oyster pirates fought naval battles against maritime police over hunting grounds.
R5Lrl TIL there were Greek Buddhist monks long before there were Thai, Tibetan, Chinese or Japanese Buddhist monks.