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TIL the phrase “forgiveness is easier than permission” can be traced back to Grace Hopper, a Navy officer and programmer

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QNJZ9 TIL that a Marylin Monroe impersonator lives in the real Marylin Monroe's old house.
yQ6jX TIL that in France and many Hispanic countries, instead of the Tooth Fairy a little mouse is said to replace the lost baby teeth of children from under their pillow with coins.
JYDQ8 TIL Constance Shulman was picked to be the voice of Patti Mayonnaise on the cartoon "Doug" after the show's creators discovered her on an actual Kraft Mayonnaise commercial
y4ra TIL a Brazillian billionaire announced, inspired by the Egyptian Pharaohs, that he will bury his $450,000 car with him. After receiving anger reactions from the media he posted: “It’s absurd to bury something much more valuable than a Bentley: your organs. I am an organ donor. And you?”
gmnb TIL a crocodile smuggled aboard an aircraft, escaped and caused panic. The plane crashed and killed everyone except the crocodile.