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TIL - Eminem was an anonymous donor to a Detroit charity, giving 105k in one year. When it was brought to light that he was the anonymous donor, he matched donations up to 100k the next year.

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JYApl TIL during 2005 in Glendale, CA a suicidal man parked his car in front of a commuter train. The train derailed and collided with two additional trains resulting in over a 100 casualties. The man survived and was sentenced to life without parole.
LZn0 TIL the country with highest number of camels is Australia
PYdog TIL Airbnb got it's name because it used to be an air mattress company called Air Mattress B&B.
a8Ob9 TIL an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" was censored in the UK because it mentioned "the Irish Unification of 2024" -- in 1992
78Ewr TIL In 1936, Just before the Olympic competitions being held in Berlin,founder of Adidas athletic shoe company Adi Dassler visited Jesse Owens in the Olympic village and persuaded Owens to wear Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik shoes;this was the first sponsorship for a male African American athlete.