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TIL that Sir Salman Rushdie still receives a "sort of Valentine's card" from Iran each year on 14 February letting him know the country has not forgotten the vow to kill him

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OGP6R TIL: In 1989, musician Jon Bon Jovi secretly left his tour and headed to Las Vegas to marry his high school sweetheart, Dorothea Hurley. They have four children and are still married. One of their sons is engaged to actress Millie Bobby Brown.
XAnX TIL of the Battle of Saragarhi where 21 Sikh soldiers chose to fight to the death against 10,000 Pathans and Afghan tribesmen advancing on their signaling post in Saragarhi. It is considered by some military historians as one of history’s great last-stands.
x6EWB TIL Sumomomomomomomomo, a Japanese racehorse that was dubbed “the horse that makes commentators cry” because of its tongue-twister name. Its name translated means “Plums are peaches, and peaches are peaches, and plums and peaches are both types of peaches.”
16ZEd TIL from 1965 to 2021, average home values in the US have risen 118% ($171,942 to $374,900) while median household income has risen 15% ($59,920 to $69,178) over the same period.
ADp0o TIL the original Death Star model from Star Wars was discovered in a Missouri antique store before being sold to a country western bar where it was used as a trash can. Finally, in the 90s, the model was bought by Star Wars fans.