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TIL that the first printed English book was printed in Bruges (Flanders, present day Belgium) in 1473

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VBvNZ TIL an enslaved boy discovered Vanilla Pollination
kZE1 TIL that a man in Florida ran to his brothers bedroom after hearing him scream only to find the entire room and his brother swallowed by a sinkhole. They were never able to find the body.
KOL9a TIL that 17% of parents choose a name for their baby on the day the baby is born.
d6v9 TIL Eminem’s childhood bully who put him in coma sued him for $1 million for defamation. The Judge dismissed it rapping ‘Mr. Bailey complains that his rep is trash/So he’s seeking compensation in the form of cash/Bailey thinks he’s entitled to some monetary gain/Because Eminem used his name in vain’
GA1pG Today I learned about Frank Emmanuel Petersen Jr, the first black Marine Corp Aviator and General. Tomorrow is the anniversary of Peterson being promoted to brigadier general in 1979. The navy currently has a Arleigh-Burke class destroyer named after him the ship's motto is "Into the Tiger's Jaw!"