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TIL German poet Heinrich Heine left his entire fortune to his wife, but with one catch: she had to remarry “because then there will be at least one man to regret my death.”

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OoOLR TIL Antarctica was originally called Australia, and Australia’s original name is New Holland
VMd10 Til after sap suckers drill those neat lines of holes in trees, and many other animals, such as hummingbirds, porcupines, and bats, will feed from them.
d8vkd TIL the Kuwae volcanic eruption affected the entire world. During the final siege of Constantinople the city's gardens failed and it was racked by a thunderstorm. There were crop failures in Sweden, the Chinese recorded countless died of cold and famine, and Mexican codices record frosts in fall.
BrVK TIL that at age 32, Les Paul shattered his arm in a near-fatal auto accident and lost all mobility in his arm. Doctors fixed his arm to a bent position so he could still play guitar. It remained in that position for the rest of his life.
6W9Y TIL the University of Alabama has faculty-owned slaves buried on campus.