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TIL that the North Star (Polaris) is younger than trees

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6E158 TIL of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a man who had a stroke at 43 years old and after a 20-day coma, awoke to find that he was almost fully paralyzed; he could only use his left eyelid. He wrote a memoir, by blinking when the correct letter was said by a person reciting the alphabet over and over again.
R5YW1 TIL that Mansa Musa, frequently considered the wealthiest person in history, ran out of money during his hajj shortly after leaving Mecca and Medina, and had to go into debt in Egypt to finance his return to Mali
p8Emp TIL that Aaron Hernandez admitted to being gay/bisexual. He committed suicide in prison 2 days after being outed on a radio show (and 5 days after being acquitted of the double homicide trial in 2017).
N781P TIL A squirrel can survive a fall from practically any height because they reach terminal velocity at a very low elevation and their bodies act like little parachutes.
BgL5e TIL that Gene Kelly was sick while filming the iconic scene from “Singin’ in the rain”.