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TIL Daniel Radcliffe published a bunch of poems in an underground fashion magazine under the pen name Jacob Gershon.

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V88D TIL the first monkeys in South America likely drifted from Africa on a floating island of vegetation
nYNW TIL the Soviet Union named a crater on Venus after Christa McAuliffe, the teacher astronaut who died during the Challenger space shuttle disaster.
REWw TIL The the term “Taco Tuesday” is legally owned by Taco John’s and they have issued hundreds of cease and desist letters demanding companies stop holding Taco Tuesdays.
yQ8DX TIL that "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" was never meant to be a Christmas carol. The music was originally written for the 400th anniversary of the printing press.
5V9pQ TIL John Doyle was attacked by a great white shark while surfing off the coast of West Africa. He made it back to shore, only to be mauled by lions on the way to the hospital. He survived both attacks and made a full recovery.