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TIL There is no Wal-Mart in NYC

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b9Jwa TIL Wheeling Gaunt, a slave who bought his and his family's freedom in 1845 before moving to Yellow Springs, OH. At the time of his death, he bequeathed a large portion of his land and estate to the village under the condition that each widow be given flour annually, which continues to this day
MePQ0 TIL In 1954 Frank Sinatra and Joe DiMaggio broke into an apartment they believed DiMaggio’s wife Marilyn Monroe was using to have an affair. They rushed upstairs with a camera but soon realized they had accidentally broken into the neighboring apartment of 39-year-old secretary Florence Kotz
xVp85 TIL Hermilio Valdizán who was considered the founder of psychiatry in Perú die because of his goodness. On December 25th, 1929, he send home all the medical staff so they could enjoy Christmas. Sadly he has an angina problem and due to lack of doctors, he dies that night.
GAkNg TIL Estelle Getty, who played Bea Arthur’s mother on Golden Girls was actually a year younger than her
e0gAL TIL Humans evolved to have white skin only 8000 years ago. Our species has been around for about 300,000 years.