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TIL J.R.R. Tolkien is credited with inventing Orcs.

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4XxrN TIL of Herostratus, an Ancient Greek arsonist who burned down the Temple of Artemis in the hope that he would be remembered forever. His city not only executed him, but forbade his name ever being spoken again in the hopes of preventing this, obviously unsuccessfully
VMgQ8 TIL in 1962 Marilyn Monroe left most of her estate to her acting coach Lee Strasberg. When Strasberg died in 1982, his wife Anna, who had never known Monroe inherited her estate. In 1999 she auctioned off Monroe's personal belongings for $14 million.
69mZ8 TIL in 1518, a ‘Dancing Plague’ struck Strasbourg, where hundreds of people danced uncontrollably for days, with some dancing themselves to death.
olk8 TIL of the 1850’s Raising of Chicago. Buildings and whole streets were raised nearly 2 meters with screw jacks to allow the installation of a sewage system.
EgDvX TIL of a man that has spent nearly a 3rd of his life in jail for repeatedly hijacking NYC trains and buses while properly operating and impersonating public transit staff