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TIL Six Chinese men survived Titanic. Instead of being allowed to recover in the U.S. they were put on another ship and sent to Cuba but would find their way to the UK. A few married British women, had children but an anti-immigrant policy forced them to depart the country without notice.

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LKlp TIL the inventor of the glow stick didn’t know glow sticks were used for parties until 2013
R58ka TIL of the Locked-in syndrome, a rare disorder of the nervous system. People with locked-in syndrome are: Paralyzed except for the muscles that control eye movement. Conscious (aware) and can think and reason, but cannot move or speak
0w5PL TIL that Poland's official reason for not participating in the crusades was that there was no beer or mead in the Holy Land
4X6BJ TIL Half a watermelon in Barrow, Alaska costs $36.96 in late 2017
ROWj TIL of Lala the king penguin who lived in Japan with a couple in their apartment. He would walk to a local fish market by himself every day wearing a penguin backpack getting free fish.