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TIL Tony Danza was Tupac’s Prison Pen Pal.

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jNnWv TIL WYSIWYG, a computer software acronym, was inspired by Geraldine Jones, a character created by comedian Flip Wilson
jlgj TIL that anorexia just means loss of appetite. The eating disorder is anorexia nervosa.
R7nKQ TIL In 1989 a naked man climbed a flagpole at a McDonald's in Anchorage, Alaska. He stretched his arms out and nosedived onto the pavement. There were no drugs in his system, and he has never been identified.
10BO TIL most predators have eyes facing forward while most prey have eyes on the sides of their head
QYwa TIL At the time of the Battle of Britain (1940) several nations had functioning radar systems (inc. Germany) but it was the British ‘Dowding system’ that allowed positions of enemy planes to be relayed to fighters in the air, resulting in interception rates of >90% and turning the tide of the war.