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TIL: A stalker in Japan found an idol's home by analyzing scenery reflected in her eyes in selfies

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nWyob TIL about the Darien scheme - an attempted Scottish colony that lost nearly a quarter of their wealth, playing a large role in the joining Great Britain in the Acts of Union 1707
l79K7 TIL Americans are actually really stupid people, most of them think America is the world. Can’t name any other country and some can’t even point to where America is. Absolute joke of a country
lowLr TIL An orchid hunter & companion were taken hostage by guerrillas in Colombia. After 9 months of being held, they were told they’d be killed, so on his final day he designed a dream garden. But he was released, got home & built the garden, & won awards for it
8rEZ TIL that Kenan Thompson holds the record for longest serving African-American cast member on Saturday Night Live (12 seasons) and is currently the most senior cast member.
PP6g TIL that George Washington was the first president to be unanimously elected by the Electoral College, and his Inauguration speech was less than 2 minutes long- the shortest of any president ever.