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TIL that the body of Richard III, infamous king of England, was lost for over 500 years before being found beneath a parking lot in 2012.

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XZn6 TIL /r/The Fappening has donated over $21000 dollars to prostate cancer
y1gJ TIL in 1913 a man was charged for threatening to kill his wife and newborn son with a knife. The mother remarried and the boy changed his name to that of his step-father. That boy went on to become the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford.
EgQgx TIL of Itamar Ben-Avi, the first native speaker of Hebrew in 2,000 years. His father, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, was the lexicographer who revived Hebrew.
MAlb TIL that at its peak, the British Empire became the largest empire to have ever existed.
rRYB4 TIL Oprah Winfrey owns a private road across Maui which cuts out hours of driving time. No one else is allowed to use the road.