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TIL In 2003, a man mailed himself to Texas from New York

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GYKn1 TIL about a poem written called "The Chaos" written by Gerard Nolst Trenite that highlights the absurdities and nuances of the English language. New english speakers will likely have trouble reading it, but native readers will probably breeze through it.
gMNwb TIL the worlds largest bee that was thought to be extinct, was just recently found to still be alive
ep0BJ TIL that a Grateful Dead show in 1972 inspired Elvis Costello to start a band
01w1 TIL that in northern Finland, reindeer’s horns are painted with a fluorescent color in order to avoid car accidents.
K08Q TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger turned down his estimated $207,500 yearly salary stating it was “petty cash”. Instead, he “gave it back to the community” and didn’t collect a salary the entire time he served.