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TIL that over 300 languages are spoken in London

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wLAnM TIL that Benjamin Franklin, before becoming one of the chief architects of the U.S Constitution and a Founding Father, was staunch British loyalist, even going so far as to state, "I look on the colonies as so many counties gained to Great Britain."
JYg4Q TIL that despite having a heart condition and arthritis that forced him to use a cane, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. led the first wave of landings at Utah Beach on D-Day, becoming the only general to land with his soldiers that day.
jNXOM TIL of a woman who gave her neighbor a ‘box of sex toys’ to hold on to. 6 months later the neighbor noticed a stench coming from her closet where the box was stored. She finally opened it and found a decomposing severed head inside. It was the original woman’s husband.
YX0P TIL even if your parents refuse to help you pay for college, Federal Financial Aid won’t let you declare independence until you’re 24.
myap TIL Jane Goodall was first mocked by scientists for her findings and told animals do not have feelings (tell that to dog owners) nor use tools