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TIL Bruno Mars’ real name is Peter Hernandez

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nelMo TIL that Sneha Anne Philip is officially considered to be one of the victims of 9/11. Being a doctor who lived nearby, it's believed that she died trying to help the injured at Ground Zero. There's just one problem: no-one saw her there. Or, indeed, anywhere at all. She went missing on 9/10.
P1Pxw TIL that Oscar Wilde did boxing whilst at university, and once defeated by himself, four students who attempted to ambush Wilde.
KOB6R TIL of William Walker, an American lawyer who raised an army of 45 men and managed to conquered Baja California for a short time. He went on to try and conquer Nicaragua three times, once successfully. Later he tried to conquer some islands that were about to be returned to Honduras from Britain.
wmj6 TIL lego used to give away a 14 karat gold lego brick to long serving employees in the 80s
9wbWG TIL the actor who played the basketball coach in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Dave Florek) is the brother of the actor who played the basketball coach in Smart Guy (Dann Florek)