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TIL that Tibetan monks must get permission from the Chinese government to reincarnate

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WyQY TIL the NYC homeless man who was given boots by a police officer (and a subsequent famous pic was taken) isn’t actually homeless, doesn’t wear the boots, and wants to be paid for unauthorized media exposure.
lo6JN TIL Wilma Rudolph had polio as an infant and was unable to walk properly until she was 11. For several years, her family had to massage her legs four times a day, and she had to wear a metal brace. In 1960, she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in an Olympic event.
GAPmQ TIL Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn holds records as the oldest Olympian at the time of competition, the oldest person to win gold, and the oldest athlete to win an Olympic medal. At 64 years and 258 days of age at the 1912 Olympics, he became the oldest gold medallist ever
wY81 TIL It costs $12,500 to deport a single illegal immigrant in the United States.
J1KE8 TIL that Queen Elizabeths mother, who died in 2002, lived so long that she was born in the Victorian era