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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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JYgK4 TIL it is currently the year 4716 in China.
5yxk TIL In 2008 a Japanese man noticed his food going missing, so he set up a webcam and found that a woman had been living in his closet for a year.
kJnWe TIL that when Billy the Kid learned Joe Grant was coming to kill him, he sabotaged Grant's revolver. Grant attempted to shoot Billy in the face and when the gun did not go off, Billy killed Grant
R5po6 TIL that an episode of Peppa Pig was banned in Australia as it showed Peppa being friendly towards spiders rather than fearing them. When it resurfaced online a few years later, it was banned again.
D1LRJ TIL there is 3G cell service and internet capability at the peak of Mt. Everest, while only 9% of the Nepalese population has access to the internet