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TIL that Morgan Freeman wears earrings so that if he dies in a strange place they can pay for his coffin.

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Zk8G TIL Bob Denver (aka Gilligan from Gilligan’s Island) is the great grandson of James W. Denver, the man for whom the city of Denver CO is named.
xVLE7 TIL During the Irish famine, about a million people died and another million emigrated, causing the Island's population to drop by about 20-25 percent.
Wk6p9 TIL of Mir—a Russian space station launched in 1986 that lasted 15 years. It hosted the first wheat grown in space, the longest human presence, and survived several fires. When it began falling apart, astronaut Mike Foal said it was “a bit like a frat house, but more organized and better kept.”
R7NV8 TIL of LeBron James' "Promise School" where at-risk students have 8 hour days, a longer school year and receive free meals, bikes, and tuition
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