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PYDZG TIL Jessica McClure fell into a well in 1987. The rescue effort gained national attention and is considered the turning point for 24 hour news. The fame associated with the ordeal has caused a divorce, suicide, and boredom.
l7P7B TIL about the northernmost indigenous people in the world, Greenland's Inughuit. Isolated hundreds of miles away from even from their fellow Inuit, they developed a highly specialized culture that allowed them to live in the high arctic. They only constitute 1% of Greenland's modern population.
e0XvL TIL Marilyn Monroe suffered from Endometriosis, a condition that causes severe pain due to uterine lining growing throughout the body. She had multiple surgeries for it and couldn't carry any of her much wanted pregnancies to term.
8ePg4 TIL about Watkin’s Tower, which was a tower almost identical to the Eiffel Tower being built in London, UK. The tower was never completed due to financial and construction problems, and was demolished. Wembley Stadium was then built on top of it.
o1l8 TIL that 70% of the land in England is still owned by 1% of the population, largely descended from William the Conqueror’s army.