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TIL Ada Lovelace died from uterine cancer at the age of 36

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XxXr TIL that the original London bridge is now located in Lake Havasu City, Arizona
VONp TIL that 34% of all alcohol sold at liquor stores in the entire country of Estonia is bought by people from Finland. Also roughly 2% of the Finnish population visits Estonia up to 3 times a month to buy alcohol.
5YgYD TIL the 9 minute alarm clock "Snooze" is a holdover from when clocks had mechanical gears
9Y6KG TIL the tree planted in memory of George Harrison, lead guitarist of The Beatles, died after being infested by beetles.
DQLVJ TIL Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory (SDAM) refers to a lifelong inability to vividly recollect or re-experience personal past events from a first-person perspective.