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TIL a poor African American washer woman saved up over $250,000 over her lifetime, then gave most of it away to start a scholarship fund for young black students.

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Zp00Y TIL Pseudacteon are flies who put their eggs into worker ants. The fly larva then turn the ant into a zombie and pilots it away from the nest. The ant's head falls off and the fly emerges two weeks later. Pseudacteon has been introduced as ant population controls.
dDZoE TIL Sublime’s debut album "40oz. to Freedom" was recorded in secrecy at the studios in California State University. The lead singer, Bradley Nowell, recalled how they would sneak in after closing time, stay there till 5:00 AM, hide from security, and managed to get $30k of studio time for free.
OGYaX TIL that in 2014, a scientific paper was published with the phrase "get me off your f****g mailing list" repeated many times. The authors helped exposing what is known as a "predatory journal".
Xkrr TIL A Roman vessel was discovered off the coast of Brazil and its discoverer claims it would likely rewrite their history books. Brazil promptly covered the site with harbor silt and restricted further dives.
wLra8 TIL Hallmark created wrapping paper. In 1917, after running out of tissue paper, the Hall Brother's store in Kansas City resorted to selling colourful envelope liners. This proved to be successful and inspired them to create wrapping paper.