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TIL that Elvis Presley had an identical twin brother who was stillborn

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7J1M TIL out of all the words Dr. Seus made up, there are only 2 in the dictionary attributed to him: “grinch” and “nerd”.
8aPXa TIL that in 1984 a BBC radio DJ stopped a song mid-way, once he realised that the lyrics were pro gay. The rest of the BBC followed suit. Two weeks later, "Relax" by Frankie goes to Hollywood reached No.1.
Ype1v TIL in 1832, a US ship was captured by pirate Pedro Gilbert. After, he had part of filled with explosives, before setting it on fire with the crew trapped inside. However, they escaped and doused the flames, letting smoke billow out until the pirates had left. 6 weeks later, they returned to port.
78Qg7 TIL Mark Twain is often wrongly credited with the quote: "I would have written a shorter letter, but did not have the time." Earliest credit goes to French mathematician and philospher Blaise Pascal in “Lettres Provinciales,” 1657.
NWMP TIL that in 2018 Ash Wednesday will be on Valentine’s Day and Easter will be on April Fool’s Day