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TIL that Art Spiegelman, the author of Maus was the creator of Garbage Pail Kids

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x6KNB TIL of Toussaint Louverture, the most prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution. Born a slave, his tactical brilliance and commitment to freedom resulted in the abolition of slavery in Haiti in 1793. His leadership saw the island emerge as the first independent republic in Latin America in 1804.
YK77 TIL HP stock rose 10.5% when then CEO Carly Fiorina was forced out
lO5G TIL of Melvin Dummar, who in 1976, claimed a man left an envelope containing Howard Hughes’ will on the desk of the gas station he managed. Dummar was named in it and stood to inherit $145 million. No other will was ever found.
9KQm TIL of a jobless Irish lady who won a lotto jackpot of $46m. She now plans to donate all but $2m to her town and to give local people a chance. She said “I know what it’s like to have nothing …that’s why I’m giving it away - I can’t miss what I never had.”
yQ46V TIL that the skeletal remains of Josef Mengele are being used to teach forensics to medical students