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TIL The iconic "Hollywood" sign was originally meant to be a temporary advertisement for a real estate development called "Hollywoodland," but it became so popular that it was made a permanent landmark.

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QZje TIL that Ali Maow Maalin, the last known survivor of smallpox, died in 2013 of malaria while he was carrying out polio vaccinations.
VBkA4 TIL Poachers have resorted to poisoning elephant water holes with cyanide to increase their efficiency. One poacher, Tony Maphosa, killed more than 100 elephants this way before being caught, after four years on the run
woVEE TIL of Jelle’s Marble Run which pits marbles either head to head or team against team in a number of different races and competitions; color commentary included
E1lgx TIL about Hideki Okamoto who became Karate teacher for Syrian government after using Karate to resist capture by armed security for nearly an hour while inebriated
m1nEO TIL that Larry Holmes was one victory away from matching Rocky Marciano’s unsurpassed heavyweight record of 49-0, when he was defeated by Michael Spinks.