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TIL Shakespeare’s name is spelt differently in all six of his known signatures, and none of them is spelt ‘William Shakespeare’.

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pdeA TIL a man wore 70 items of clothing at an airport to avoid a baggage charge
Ooo9a TIL of the Catalonian ruler Ramon Berenguer II, who co-ruled with his twin Berenguer Ramon II. Both were sons of Ramon Berenguer I
V1ZZ TIL that in June 2012, the U.S. town of Boring, Oregon accepted the proposal of Dull, Scotland to “pair” their municipalities, in an effort to promote tourism in both places as a play on their names
vPvvK TIL that Friedrich Fröbel in 1840 first coined the term "kindergarten" because he believed that children should be nurtured and nourished "like plants in a garden".
Y7a1d TIL the White House has military social aides who's jobs include everything from escorting dignitaries to providing a dance companion or small talk to lonely guests.