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TIL that the bird lady from Central Park in Home Alone 2 (Brenda Fricker) has an academy award for best supporting actress for the movie My Left Foot

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NeoE TIL: The average age of menarche (first period in girls) declined from 17 to 13 in Europe from 1850 to 1960, and is well documented
BOnW TIL that Robert Kennedy was the first to announce to the city of Indianapolis that MLK had been assassinated. He gave such a great speech that Indianapolis was one of only a few cities that did not riot in the following days.
Pm5L TIL Matt LeBlanc, who played Joey in Friends, and comedian Louis CK were classmates in both junior high and high school. Yearbook photos in link.
1ZpW TIL the 1 yen coin can be used as a weight, because it weighs exactly one gram. Also, it can float on water.
gMed9 TIL of General Butt Naked, who killed 20.000 people and and carried out regular human sacrifice and cannibalism of children during the First Liberian Civil War