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TIL the author of “Goodnight Moon” left all of the book’s royalties to her 9-year old neighbor, Albert Clarke, in 1952. Since then, Clarke has been arrested dozens of times, had 2 kids with a homeless woman he met on 6th Avenue in NYC, and has squandered most of the millions he has received.

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X8Dr TIL Eric Carle, the American-born illustrator and writer of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, moved to Germany as a kid in the 1930s, and was conscripted to dig trenches for the German army when he was 15 years old. Now 87 years old, he is one of the youngest surviving WWII veterans.
k4Gg TIL Liam Neeson was an Irish amateur boxing champion, a forklift driver for Guinness and dropped out of a degree in computer Science all before the age of 25.
69YAm TIL during a soccer match in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a lightning strike killed all 11 members of the opposing team. The home team came out unharmed.
eWRg TIL of the Edelweiss Pirates, a youth group in Nazi Germany dedicated to opposing the Hitler Youth. Their resistance included spreading Ally propaganda in Germany, aiding German deserters, and even starting street fights with the Hitler Youth whenever possible.
bdZj TIL the state of Ohio gives out different colored license plates for those convicted of DUI