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TIL that was film director Mike Nichols was the impetus for split up of Simon and Garfunkel

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W7XpY TIL in the 19th century and before, there exists a Long s character that sometimes designated the presence of 2 s's in a row. It appears in the Bill of Rights.
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oRRDY TIL of the ancient Greek athlete Theagenes. After his death, a rival athlete who held a grudge would beat his statue. The statue fell on his rival, killing him. It was then put on trial, convicted of murder and was exiled by being thrown into the sea.
NXjPQ TIL that in 1838, Edgar Allan Poe wrote a novel about four shipwreck survivors who, after drawing lots, eat a cabin boy named Richard Parker. Forty-six years later, a real ship sank, and the survivors—after drawing lots—ate a cabin boy named Richard Parker.
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