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TIL that singer R Kelly is illiterate
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TIL the floor plan of The Overlook Hotel in The Shining (1980) is impossible as another indication of Jack’s insanity
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TIL less than three years the Wright Brothers were widely dismissed as 'liars, not flyers' in most mainstream press publications, Wilbur Wright flew in circles around the Statue of Liberty in front of one million New Yorkers then flew continuously for 20 more more miles.
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TIL Roger Sherman is the only person to sign all four great state papers of the United States: the United States Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Association, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution.
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TIL that at age 8, Cynthia Ann Parker was captured by the Comanche tribe and adopted into their way of life, ultimately having 3 children with a chief, before being recaptured at age 33. She never fully reassimilated, having escaped once before being returned again.
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TIL Brian May started writing his PhD thesis on the Zodiacal dust cloud in 1971 before beginning his musical career as the guitarist for Queen. He finished the thesis 36 years later, in 2007.