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TIL that sand is a finite resource and we are running out.

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J1lBB TIL of Frederick Fleet who survived the sinking of the Titanic, WW1 and WW2, to die by suicide in 1965 at the age of 77.
gMNWL TIL that when Spanish King Ferdinand II (funder of Columbus) went to war with the French over Naples, despite previously signing an agreement to partition the region, he said: "The King of France complains that I have twice deceived him. He lies, the fool; I have deceived him ten times and more."
vP4n4 TIL that Marilyn Monroe was a method actor. She studied with the method acting pioneer Lee Strasberg, who also taught actors such as Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and James Dean.
keym TIL in Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech, the entire “dream” part was actually improvised and not written on his script, rather being prompted by Mahalia Jackson, who cried “Tell them about the dream, Martin!”
J8Z4 TIL: When asked what his IQ was, Stephen Hawking said “I have no idea. People who boast about their IQ are losers”