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TIL that Richard Attenborough's eldest daughter lost her life in the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami disaster

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e8gg TIL a man was sentenced to life without parole for accountability murder while the man he was charged for aiding was acquitted by a separate jury
WPnA TIL in 2004, a cleaner at the Tate Modern threw away an art exhibit because she thought it was rubbish
kOa9B TIL Pope John Paul ll and Pope Francis are honorary members of the Harlem Globetrotters
xVEww TIL that 18 century mathematician Carl Gauss knew he was ahead of his time, and would purposefully withhold huge mathematical discoveries so he didn’t have to waste his time arguing with everyone who wasn’t smart enough to understand it.
k7yB TIL that between 1900-1999, nearly 3 million whales were killed, including 560,000 sperm whales