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TIL Troll dolls were invented in 1959 by a Danish fisherman who couldn’t afford to buy his daughter a Christmas present. At its peak, 38,000 trolls were sold everyday until the hype faded away.

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4kOkb TIL of the Battle of Los Angeles in 24-25 February 1942 when a meteorological balloon made the US think it was under attack by Japan
DAXp TIL that every year Finland gets about 7km^2 bigger because it’s rebounding from the weight of ice age glaciers and rising out of the sea.
LQg8m TIL about Clive Wearing: In 1985 he developed chronic anterograde and retrograde amnesia and can only remember stuff for 30 seconds. He still retains the ability to play good music but forgets what he just played immediately.
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6E5gY TIL in December 1999 a schizophrenic man broke into George Harrison’s home and stabbed him over 40 times. His wife incapacitated the man and George was hospitalized. His official statement following the attack was “He wasn't a burglar, and he certainly wasn't auditioning for the Traveling Wilburys.”