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TIL that prior to the advent of city parks, it was quite common for people to picnic in cemeteries

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J1YmB TIL George Michael donated money to a woman he saw on Deal or No Deal for IVF who could not get pregnant. She later discovered she was pregnant on Christmas day
4XGl6 TIL every year, hundreds of people go missing into the American wilderness without a trace, with Oregon’s national parks amongst the highest disappearances.
4yp5 TIL Irrfan Khan was too poor to go buy a ticket to see the Jurassic Park movie. Years later he played a starring role in Jurassic World
nWo1W TIL that the creator of Rocket Raccoon is institutionalized due to brain damage from a hit and run in 1992. When Marvel made "Guardians of the Galaxy," the compensation package they offered ensured care for the rest of his life.
wLAAW TIL the great argus is a species of pheasant from SE Asia. The male performs a very ostentatious mating ritual, sometimes humorously called "pick-a-card." Linnaeus named the bird owing to its intricate eye-like patterns on its wings, in reference to Argus, a 100-eyed character from Greek mythology.