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TIL that Ralph Lauren's real name was Ralph Lipschitz.
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TIL Louis Braille was blinded as a boy when using an awl. At age 15, also using an awl, he invented a reading system for the blind. It was never adopted during his lifetime, but after his death it grew to worldwide popularity, and is now known as "braille".
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TIL that there is a heavy metal singer Catholic priest known as “Brother Metal”
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TIL Descendents of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr re-enacted their ancestors famous duel 200 years later
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TIL that Britain incurred so much debt fighting World War II that it didn't make its final loan payment until 2006.
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TIL that the saying "the bottom line" is referring to the bottom line in a math problem, or just the answer and no details.