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yrLe TIL that a woman accidentally dropped her engagement ring into a homeless man’s change cup. The man, Billy Ray Harris, returned the ring to the woman. A fund was started by the woman and her husband to raise money for Harris. Three months later they had raised over $190,000.
0mrM TIL that Erik The Red deliberately gave Greenland a more appealing name than “Iceland” in order to lure potential settlers. It worked.
YD8Z TIL that the Netherlands has a higher percentage of English speakers than several countries where it’s the official language, such as Malta and Canada
rRMGW TIL ARM processors are a descendent of the Acorn RISC machines I learned Logo on in primary school
690b7 TIL of John "Jack's Kirby, goalkeeper for Derby County, who was ordered along with his teammates to give a Nazi salute on their 1934 tour of Germany. He refused.