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TIL Don Cheadle's father was a US congressman for nearly 25 years

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8abvK TIL that the font GILL SANS was created by and named after Eric Gill, a famous British designer who admitted to sexually abusing his daughters, sisters, and a dog.
x6rLo TIL about Duncraig railway station in Scotland. Opened in 1897, it was supposed to close in 1964 as part of rail network restructuring. However, it reopened in 1976, after local train drivers refused to acknowledge the station's closure for the intervening 11 years. The station is still open today
d8OyB TIL that Joyce Vincent, the woman who died in her apartment and lay undiscovered in front of her TV which kept running for three years, was actually very popular in real life but somehow, no one noticed when she died.
dBQd TIL Conrad Heyer, 1749-1856, was the earliest-born man known to have been photographed. He fought in the U.S. Revolutionary War.
eENL TIL that a man named William Morgan was rejected from the Freemasons in the 1800s. In retaliation he planned to publish a book revealing their secrets. He disappeared and was never seen or heard from again.