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TIL The Statue of Liberty was Originally Designed as an Egyptian Woman

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0wvkv TIL How Bono from the band U2 exercised one of his newly given rights after receiving Dublin's Freedom of the City award. One of these ancient privileges was the right to pasture sheep on common ground within city boundaries. To celebrate he took lambs to graze on St Stephen's Green.
E16R0 TIL Matt Murphy, the man who caught Barry Bonds' record-breaking 756th home run ball, sold the ball for $752,467 and gave half to Amir Kamal, the friend he was at the game with.
bm60 TIL: A twin was born 34 min after her brother, but because daylight savings time switched, was actually born 26 min before her brother
rNnVo TIL Denim blue fabric (jeans) originated in the 17th century in Europe as a blend of French technology and Italian craftsmanship.
4Rbg TIL that Abraham Lincoln successfully defended a criminal defendant by using an almanac to challenge a man’s assertion that he saw the murderer “By the light of the moon.”