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TIL instead of receiving a diploma, Stephen Colbert received a yellow piece of notebook paper asking him to see the Dean after graduation because he had not completed a required class.

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0w9by TIL that Thomas Jefferson created his own version of the Bible, using a razor to cut out the 'supernatural' parts, such as the miracles and the resurrection. Today, new members of Congress receive a copy upon election.
Oo7re TIL that the word “hope” (Expectation of something desired; desire combined with expectation) has been around for over 1000 years
epmXL TIL that Sarah Knauss, who was the oldest American to ever live (born 1880), was about to see three centuries in her lifetime, but ultimately died on December 30th, 1999, at the age of 119.