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TIL The Hunt for Red October was (very loosely) based on a real story!

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RAnQ TIL Yale university’s class of ‘54 at their reunion raised $375,000 with the idea to invest it in a risky portfolio that grew 37% per year to $90 million, which they donated to the university.
R5mrj TIL New York State contributed about 465,000 soldiers to Union armed forces during the American civil war more than any other state. Over 50,000 of them died. The highest of any northern state
pYDY8 Today I learned that Danny Devito actually directed Matilda (1996) and how incredibly kind he was to the Matilda Actress Mara Wilson and even made sure that an unfunished cut was shown to her dying Mom.
d8DyQ TIL that "The King of 20th Century Fashion" died in poverty and, its leftover stock of fine clothes sold by the kilogram as rags
Wn5A TIL The Count from Sesame Street’s favorite number is 34,969.