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TIL a teenage model in the 1920s was the inspiration behind 15 of some of the most iconic statues in NYC. Her career destroyed in 1922 by a murder mystery and scandal,she attempted suicide, was admitted to a mental institution where she spent 65 yrs and died in obscurity at the age of 105.

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EgKOV TIL the legal drinking age in the UK is 5.
N7EPQ TIL of the Byford Dolphin decompression incident, where a diver was forced through a 60cm (24 inch) opening by compressed air and violently dismembered. Additionally, it caused the "expulsion of all of the internal organs of his chest and abdomen"
4kR56 TIL Harley Quinn is not a comic book original character but was created for Batman: The Animated Series in 1992, and only appeared in DC comics for the first time in 1999.
DwVJ TIL Anthony Johnson, was the first slave owner in the United States. He was also Angolan (Black).
REd1 TIL Cheerios will send people free wildflower seeds in an effort to save the dwindling bee population