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TIL LBJ spent the first three months of his life without a name, as his parents were unable to reach an agreement on one.

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vPjpj TIL That a little pyramid and house was built during construction of the Cancun-Nizuc bridge between Cancun and Playa del Carmen in order to appease the 3 foot tall Mayan Elves called the Alux.
x68j1 TIL ALBERTA CANADA IS RAT FREE!
dGR9 TIL The reason PINs are typically four digits is that the inventor’s wife could only remember four digits. Had she not mentioned this they would be six digits.
e06m4 TIL of Aki Ra, a former Khmer Rouge conscripted child soldier who has devoted his life to removing landmines in Cambodia and to caring for young landmine victims. Since 1992 he has personally removed and destroyed as many as 50,000 landmines, and is the founder of the Cambodian Landmine Museum.
P1KZZ TIL 13 Years after the Death of Juan Perón, Burglars Broke into his Tomb and Cut Off and Stole his Hands - the Whereabouts of the Hands Remain Unknown