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TIL a South African woman survived being raped, disemboweled and almost completely decapitated

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ZoEo TIL Billy Joel received his high school diploma at age 43. In 1967 he was playing at a piano bar to help his mother make ends meet which interfered with his attendance, causing him to miss a crucial English exam. Decades later he completed the work.
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