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TIL in 2001, a ten-year-old named Laura Buxton, released a balloon with her name and address in the hope of finding a pen pal. The balloon traveled 140 miles before coming down and was found by an almost-ten-year old also named Laura Buxton. They share a number of other similarities.

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oKd8 TIL Chris Paul, one day after his 61 year-old grandfather was murdered, scored 61 points in a high school basketball game, intentionally missed a free throw, and asked his coach to pull him out. He then sat on the sideline and wept.
5Y0ok TIL that there is an island (Pheasant Island) between the border of France and Spain that, every 6 months, it changes from one government to another, during the change, there is also a ceremony on the island. However access is prohibited.
gMRYX TIL semen smells... wonder what your parents smelled 24/7 when you were a teen.
gMO1b TIL Architects tried to raise $2.9 billion to build Minas Tirith, the city in "Lord of the Rings"
geey TIL Matthew McConaughey gave up on going to law school in 1993 to go into acting. His breakout movie role came in 1996, as a lawyer.