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TIL that Ernest Hemingway killed himself, and so did his father, sister, brother and other relatives.

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ORm7 TIL A man tried to rob two banks after covering his face with lemon juice in the mistaken belief that, because lemon juice is usable as invisible ink, it would prevent his face from being recorded on surveillance cameras.
DQ4Gv TIL in the 1600s, a gardener created the first English cabinet of curiosities, "The Ark," an international collection of seeds, bulbs, art, weapons, and other "curiosities," inside a large London house that became the first museum open to the public in England, the Musaeum Tradescantianum.
VBJwD TIL the largest non-rigid airship ever flown was in 1958. It was 122.8m long and 36.6 m high, had a crew of 21 people and a maximum speed of 128 km/h (80mph)
BAgy TIL of an organization that crowdfunds money to buy debt (for pennies on the dollar) and forgives it.
OGEQX TIL that the name "Wu-Tang" for the Wu-Tang Clan was inspired by the 1983 martial arts film Shaolin and Wu Tang, directed by Gordon Liu. The movie depicts two rival martial arts schools, the Shaolin and the Wu-Tang, with themes of strength, loyalty, and unity that resonated with the group.