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TIL a man with Alzheimer's forgot he was married — and then fell in love with his wife all over again. He proposed again, and they had a second wedding...

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wLgKY TIL that the Free French forces that liberated Paris in WW2 were pre-selected to be completely white, despite colored soldiers making up a majority of the Free French forces. Both the US and UK demanded their exclusion from the liberation.
jMyp TIL that Joy Division/New Order bass player Peter Hook was questioned as a suspect in the Yorkshire Ripper case. It turned out the band’s touring schedule was similar to the serial killer’s movements
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YQA7 TIL, the last bearded US president was President Benjamin Harrison, 130 years ago.