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TIL The full name for the State of Rhode Island

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ZpMkQ TIL of Percy Ross, best known for his column, 'Thanks a Million' which ran in over 800 publications. He gave away his fortune, an estimated $20 to $30 million over a period of 17 years. Newspapers called him, “America’s Rich Uncle.” He died in 2001 at age 84, relatively unknown, just as he wished.
8e188 TIL The Way of Tuna is a plan by Korean cult leader Sun M. Moon to infiltrate the US sushi industry to fund his church: “After we build the boats, we catch the fish and process them for the market, and then have a distribution network. This is not just on the drawing board; I have already done it.”
GAaV5 TIL a rare type of diabetes, Type 5 (formerly Type J), is caused by childhood malnutrition rather than genetics or autoimmune disease.
e0jA6 TIL that William Shatner starred in a horror film written entirely in the international constructed language Esperanto
b9nD4 TIL When Queen Elizabeth delivers a speech in Parliament, a member of the House of Commons is kept hostage at Buckingham Palace. The hostage is released when the Queen safely returns.