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TIL Vanna White announced a pregnancy through a Wheel of Fortune puzzle. Sadly, just days after taping, she had miscarried.

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aN6M TIL In 1751 Bejamin Franklin wrote that German immigrants “swarm into our settlements” and “will never adopt our Language or Customs”. Today, 97% of German-Americans speak only English at home.
nB97 TIL that the weight of the Higgs Boson indicates that our Universe is unstable, meaning a limit to our understanding of physics and the inevitable end of our universe.
88Xb TIL that if you have a bone marrow transplant, your blood can have the donor’s DNA and your salival and hair DNA will be your own. It has caused people to be wrongly arrested based on DNA evidence.
JY1jV TIL that Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerberg is Red-Green colorblind and blue is the richest color he sees.
W71RX TIL of 'Roofman', a robber and fugitive who gave stolen toys to kids, had a secret lair at a Toys R Us. At night at Toys R Us he rode bikes, raced remote-control cars on the roof, ate baby food, and changed employees' work schedules. He told his girlfriend and others he had a secret government job.