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TIL That Weird Al Yankovic has a degree in architecture.
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TIL Unlike most mammals, the bowhead whale can live well past the age of 200.
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TIL US diplomat Larry Lawrence fabricated his military records in order to qualify for burial at Arlington Cemetery in 1997. After the deception came to light years later, his body was disinterred in an unprecedented move in the history of the cemetery.
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TIL that in 1890 author Robert Louis Stevenson ('The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde') publicly denounced a well-known priest for slandering Father Damien of Molokai, who had dedicated his life to treating leprosy and died of it as a result. The priest's name was Dr. Charles Hyde.
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TIL that there is an ancient Egyptian obelisk in Istanbul, Turkey called the Obelisk of Theodosius
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TIL Jacqueline Susann became the first writer in publishing history to have three consecutive #1 novels on the New York Times Best Seller list. The first being "Valley of the Dolls" 1966, then "The Love Machine" 1969, followed by "Once Is Not Enough" 1973.