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TIL that there is a conspiracy theory that Avril Lavigne died in 2003 and was replaced by a body double - Melissa Vandella

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WLlY TIL Julian Lennon had to buy back postcards sent to him by his father because Yoko was auctioning them off after his death
8YJ8 TIL of Christian Heinreich Heineken, a child prodigy who by at the age of one, read the Pentateuch, and by the age of four wrote the “History of Denmark” and recited it when visiting the King of Denmark later the same year.
eyKL TIL that during prohibition a jury that had heard a bootlegging case was itself put on trial after it drank the evidence. They said they did it to determine whether or not it contained alcohol.
W7G49 TIL that orcas spend their entire lives with their mothers. Only one whale is known to have survived alone: Luna (or Tsux'iit) was young when separated and ended up in Nootka Sound. He was adored by locals for his interactive and playful demeanor, seeking socialization intensely without his pod.
6Dbl TIL North Dakota residents don’t need to register to vote. They just show their local ID on election day and vote.