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TIL - if you have an Irish born Grandparent you can attend University in Scotland for free due to European Union rules.

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vkmr TIL of Isaac Woodard, An African-American World War II veteran who was attacked while still in uniform by a South Carolina police chief Lynwood Shull and his police officers. Woodard was blinded for the rest of his life. Shull was later acquitted by an all-white jury.
a8MmM TIL that Oregon has the highest business survival rate with 58.4% succeeding within 5 years.
p8DMN TIL The first virus that attacked MS-DOC is called Brain and was written by two brothers, Basit Farooq Alvi and Amjad Farooq Alvi, from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan in 1986.
ANXy4 TIL that Snoop Dogg is biologically related to Brandy, Nate Dogg, and Ray J.
oNDW TIL in 1876, a railroad bridge collapsed, dropping a train 76 feet into water below and killing 159 people. The President of the railroad had been allowed to design the bridge by an indifferent Engineer. The Engineer was later found with a bullet in his head.