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TIL the last surviving former slave in the US, Peter Mills died in 1972, aged 110 after being involved in a pedestrian accident

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QNKPE TIL that the official Canadian keyboard layout (CSA) has a snow mode. The key is equivalent to Control key in other layouts.
0dpnR TIL before 1923 in UK, only men were allowed to file for divorce and only in the case of adultery. In 1923 Matrimonial causes act was passed which gave the same right to women. Further in 1937, additional grounds for divorce such as cruelty, desertion, etc. were offered.
m11aY TIL strippers don't spin around the pole, the poles actually spin instead (most of the time).
Z86OY TIL When a student saxophone player swaps a cheap mouthpiece for a decent one, it feels like playing a new instrument. The instrument's bell is the least important part of the equation, and as you move closer to the mouth, the more the equipment is going to have an effect on your playing
D1yor TIL Jean-Claude Van Damme was originally cast to play the creature in Predator (1987)