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TIL that horror/supernatural writer Anne Rice’s birth name was Howard Allen Frances O'Brien. Her parents changed it at age six, it after she introduced herself in school to a nun as “Anne,” a name she found pretty, rather than give her birth name out of embarrassment.

VMyLB TIL that tadpoles can eat rabbit food!
5VQgr TIL that the gemstone jet, where the phrase 'jet black' comes from, is actually a form of coal.
4rOJ TIL That Sean Bean gets fan mail intended for Rowan Atkinson who played ‘Mr. Bean’
Lkr19 TIL that there is no official language of the USA
yVbBv TIL that Pedro II of Brazil last words were, "May God grant me these last wishes – peace and prosperity for Brazil..."