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TIL the names on the 9/11 Memorial are arranged by relationship, instead of alphabetically, in order to preserve the bonds of family and friendship, and to show the connections between people who changed each others’ lives that day.

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R7QJa TIL a lot of the greek tragedies of the classical period are "spin offs" or new takes on stories from the works of Homer. In Euripides' "Helen", Helen of Troy never really went to Troy, but unbeknownst to the Achaeans, she was in Egypt the whole time, and the trojan war was completely pointless
yQNAl TIL of a train robber named Frank Grigware who escaped Leavenworth prison in 1910. He went on and became a mayor of a small town in Alberta, Canada. Later when he was found by the Canadian police and FBI, his charges were dropped due to doubts of his original conviction.
JYje8 TIL that Bobbie, a Scottish Collie, was lost by his owners while they were in Indiana. He found his way home to Oregon, a distance of more than 2,500 miles, walking the entire way. His route was mapped out by the letters sent to his family by people who had sheltered and helped him on the way.
YmEd TIL in 1981 Muhammad Ali Talked a Suicidal Man Off a Ledge
0wbAy TIL of a foster father that only takes in terminally ill children