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TIL in 1987 Jamie Lee Curtis invented a diaper with a moisture proof pocket for wipes, but would not let her invention be marketed until companies sold biodegradable diapers.

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Br41d TIL that when a massive earthquake struck Nepal in April 2015, Nepal’s longest-serving “living goddess” Dhana Kumari was forced to break seclusion and walk the streets for the first time in her life.
p8YG TIL: There is and artist in Washington DC who painted self portraits after taking every type of drug.
mQEE TIL that during the 16th century Martin Guerre, a French peasant, disappeared and a man claiming to be him “reappeared”. He lived with Guerre’s wife and son for three years ‘til he was discovered to be a man named Arnaud du Tilh, tried and executed. The real Guerre had returned during the trial.
PY8pV TIL of Jose Salvador Alvarenga, who survived 14 months lost at sea was sued for $1 million by the family of his crewmate, who accuse him of eating their relative in order to survive.
xyQB TIL that over 90% of pregnancies in the United Kingdom and Europe with a diagnosis of Down syndrome are terminated.