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TIL Hypergraphia is the intense desire to write or draw. While associated with temporal lobe changes in epilepsy, some prolific artistic figures are associated with the condition — such as Isaac Asimov, Vincent van Gogh, and Lewis Carroll.

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LQ5oZ TIL Enid Blyton had many affairs, including a lesbian one with the children's nanny. When her husband found out, fearing for her public image she insisted he publicly admit adultery or be denied contact with his children. Afterwards she reneged, denying contact and blacklisted him in publishing.
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jXAN TIL The Seaside Inn in Kennebunkport, Maine has been in continuous operation under the Gooch family since 1667, making it one of the oldest companies in the United States. The inn is currently owned by the twelfth generation descendants.
ZZjD TIL that the book keeper at the 1st franchised Mcdonald’s worked for free for the first 9 months and little pay after that, and was given 10% of the company. 10 years later she cashed in part of her holdings for $300,000 (worth 1.7 mil today) and kept the rest worth 5 mil (28 mil today).
697eY TIL: The Orang Minyak or "oily man" is a supernatural creature that abducts young women. It is able to climb walls and evade capture due to being slippery. It is usually described as being naked and versions of the legend vary between it being an evil warlock, "rapist covered in oil", or a summon.