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TIL the next generation after Gen-Z is being called Generation Alpa

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DQvXJ TIL A French Socialite Named Blanche Monnier Was Imprisoned by Her Family in a Secret Room for 25 Years, From 1876 to 1901. According to officials, Monnier had not seen any sunlight for her entire captivity.
rNBlM TIL of Arthur Heineman who built the first motel, the Motel Inn. Despite having no proper architectural training, Heineman also built multiple other buildings, that have made it onto the National Register of Historical Places.
9YLx7 TIL every live-action Star Wars Movie has been nominated for an Oscar.
YNrW TIL that Princess Leia’s iconic double-bun hairstyle was inspired by ‘soldaderas’ - Mexican revolutionary rebel fighters from the turn of the 20th century
GYe6Q TIL that actor Tony Burton (Duke Evers in the Rocky films, Assault on Precinct 13, The Shining) was originally a professional boxer. He studied acting while in prison for three years for robbery, and turned it in to a successful career after his release