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TIL Abraham Lincoln once told a speech so powerful and intriguing that all the reporters simply forgot to take notes and the contents of Lincoln’s speech remains unknown.

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oR1QL TIL Wealth matters more than ability to succeed in school
oVoE TIL Willie Nelson lives in a self-sustaining community in Hawaii with Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson
6rGZ TIL of Tihar. A festival in Nepal that dedicates an entire day to thanking dogs for their friendship and loyalty.
0wNlp TIL in 1967 a man appeared on Jeopardy! intending to win just enough money to buy an engagement ring. He won that amount halfway through and kept his mouth shut from there on. To prevent a recurrence, the rules were changed shortly thereafter, allowing only the winner to keep all his/her winnings.
65Q8 TIL there is a museum in North Korea dedicated to remembering a mass murder of communist sympathizers during the Korean War