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TIL that Søren Kierkegaard, considered to be the first existentialist, wrote his early works under various pseudonyms and all had complex dialogue with each other, allowing him to present several distinct viewpoints.

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Wgg4 TIL that in 1999, Australian businessman, Dick Smith created a matchstick brand called ‘DICKHEADS’ as a protest against the foreign ownership of vegemite.
Oon57 TIL residents of a UK housing estate installed special pink lights that highlight skin blemishes and acne to discourage teenagers from gathering there & causing trouble.
Nkg6 TIL of a thousand year old rosebush in Hildesheim Germany. It even survived world war two, despite being bombed by the allies.
N7wZM TIL of John Corcoran, a teacher who taught for 17 years while being illiterate. He struggled in the 6th grade and never learned to read or write, and cheated his way through college. At the age of 47, he finally learned when he was inspired by Barbara Bush advocating for adult literacy.
7r64p TIL from 1968 to 1973, the British evicted the entire population of the Chagos islands to allow the United States to build a military base on Diego Garcia