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TIL It was rumored Steve from Blue's Clues had died from a drug overdose, but actually he was going bald & ready to move on from the show

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jN9dQ TIL of Grierson's Raid during the American Civil War. Union cavalry rode over 600 miles through Confederate territory destroying railroads, freeing slaves and inflicting ten times the casualties they received.
0wZNR TIL giant tortoises on whaling voyages were stored helplessly on their backs for up to six months before being killed and eaten. While alive, they drank gallons of water at a time and kept it in a special bladder, making a properly-butchered tortoise a source of cool, perfectly drinkable water.
16klV TIL that "U and non-U English" was a British theory of dialects in the 1950s that noted that the aspiring middle classes actually used "more refined" language than the upper classes - like "pardon?" instead of "what?", and to "pass on" instead of to "die"
KOOB9 TIL LG does not stand for "Life's Good", but rather stands for "Lucky Goldstar".
mxM5R TIL the origin of the Stonehenge stones was only discovered after a lost core was returned after 62 years.