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TIL that the Tony Awards are named after an actress, Antoinette Perry.

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N7N8N TIL an elephant's trunk can hold 12 liters of water (3 gallons) and weighs as much as 140 kg (300 lbs).
R5459 TIL tarantula meat is white and has a slightly sweet, nutty flavor. The legs are crispy and crunchy, similar to fried chicken skin.
yDYe TIL that Sergei Prokofiev’s funeral cascet was covered with hand drawn flowers, because there was an order that all the flowers from florists should go to Joseph Stalin’s funeral. Only 40 people attended Prokofiev’s funeral.
WkoE9 TIL At a prison facility in Nuuk, Greenland some inmates reportedly hold the keys to their own cells (to afford them privacy), and others may leave the premises during the day to go to work or school. Perhaps surprisingly, inmates are even allowed to go hunting with rifles to shoot birds and seals.
WZkB TIL Hitler was arrested for High Treason in 1924, of which the punishment is usually execution. The judge granted him clemency however, believing Hitler had good intentions.