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TIL; Alice Cooper used to babysit Keanu Reeves.

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b6W1Z TIL of Snorri Thorfinnsson, an Icelander who was the first child of European descent to be born in the Americas, in the early 11th century. His parents were explorers Thorfinn Karlsefni and Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir. He is one of the two main figures responsible for the Christianisation of Iceland.
vjar TIL Thomas Silverstein holds the world record for being isolated from the rest of the world. He has been in solitary confinement since 1983 and is still going.
R5bgj TIL Lili’uokalani was the first and only reigning queen in Hawaii for just under 2 years before overthrown by the U.S.
J1OPj TIL that Alpha-neurotoxins, found only in the venom of snakes, evolved rapidly and were part of an evolutionary arms race with prey species. Four mammals adapted to resist the venom: mongooses, honey badgers, domestic pigs, and hedgehogs.
nG4r TIL during prohibition, grape farmers sold grape concentrates with a warning label that read: “After dissolving the brick in a gallon of water, do not place the liquid in a jug away in the cupboard for twenty days, because then it would turn into wine”