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TIL An innocent man spent 19 years in jail until they found his doppelganger living in the same town with the same first name

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9wg06 TIL in 1895, Alva Vanderbilt shocked American society by divorcing William K. Vanderbilt after allegations of adultery. Alva secured millions, received several estates, and used her fortune to support women’s suffrage, efforts to uplift women of all races and champion social and prison reform.
neAy7 TIL the medals in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are made from metals recovered from recycled cell phones collected since 2017.
Z817o TIL Nutella was created during WWII in Italy because of a shortahage of chocolate
xVjvB TIL Avedis Zildjian Company is an American-based cymbal manufacturer founded in Turkey in 1623. It is one of the oldest companies in the world, the second oldest continuously operating company in the United States, and the largest cymbal manufacturer in the world
4LvJ TIL that two small lakes exist in Upstate New York that are essentially devoid of oxygen.