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TIL a Salvadoran consul saved up to 40,000 people from the Nazis by giving them fake identity papers. Barely anybody has heard of him.

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b69M4 TIL that from 1995 to 2015, Walt Disney World had its own NASCAR speedway. Even better, it was nicknamed, "the Mickyard", after Mickey Mouse and the nickname for Indianapolis Intl. Speedway, "the Brickyard".
XE7eP TIL that only around 10% of blind Americans know how to read Braille, compared to 1950, where 50% knew how to read Braille. This is due to a shortage of teachers to teach it and more reliance on technology as well as Braille being seen as outdated.
yVn0e TIL infamous Jimmy Saville, a true "master of hiding in public", was familiar with British upper class, so much so former Prince and today's King Charles would ask HIM instead of all of his stuff for advice on delicate speeches because he considered Saville down to earth and a man of the people.
dD7X7 TIL: Earth Overshoot Day is the date when humanity has used up all the resources that the planet can regenerate in a year. In 2024 it falls on August 1. If the world consumed like Qatari citizens, Feb. 11; US citizens, March 14; Indonesian citizens, Nov. 24!
A497 TIL Caitlyn Jenner caused a car crash that killed a woman while towing a vehicle. The case was settled with no charges..