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TIL the first person in history whose name we know is Kushim, an accountant from Mesopotamia who lived around 3200 B.C.

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Avmn TIL Kurt Russell was the civilian pilot who witnessed the infamous mass UFO sighting in Phoenix Arizona in 1997 (AKA the “Phoenix Lights”)
815Z TIL North Korea called the United States a “human rights graveyard” over Ferguson
b6YX0 TIL that during a 2002 rally race, driver Markko Märtin was holding a slight lead when the hood of his car flipped open, covering his windshield. Despite having only having 30m of visibility, he continued driving the next 20km with the bonnet blocking his view, and eventually won the race.
VMgJ4 TIL Paprika is made from Bell Pepper
nDXo TIL Sir James Milne Wilson achieved the extremely rare feat of being both born on 29 February and dying on 29 February.