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TIL That Weird Al Yankovic has a degree in architecture.

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j6Ajp TIL Leonardo DiCaprio idolised River Phoenix as young actor and was desperate to meet him. He saw at a party but was separated by a crowd. Phoenix left the party and went straight to the Viper Room where he would die the same night
KOaaw TIL about the Totnes Orange Race. It's an event held every year where people chase oranges down a street. It's based on a story involving Sir Frances Drake bumping into a delivery of oranges which caused children to chase after them since they were an expensive fruit at the time.
GAJ57 TIL Chamorro is the language spoken by the majority of Guam's residents followed by Filipino languages like Kapampangan
45P6 TIL in South Africa it’s acceptable to defend against car jackings with deadly force. Which has resulted in some horrific inventions, like this under-car mounted flame thrower.
6Ey1w TIL: That studies confirmed that the ancestors of Native Americans left Siberia about 20,000-30,000 years ago.