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TIL in 1830, Captain Robert FitzRoy of HMS Beagle abducted a native Yaghan boy, later named Jemmy Button, to England after a boat theft incident. In 1833, Jemmy was returned home to Tierra del Fuego with Charles Darwin during the Beagle’s famous voyage.

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a8Bry TIL A Snail Wakes Up After 5 Years of Being Glued to a Museum Card. In 1846, authorities at the British Museum glued what they thought was a deceased snail to a piece of cardboard for display. After it seemingly became unglued 5 years later, they discovered it had been alive the whole time.
9pNm TIL When Beethoven went deaf, he composed his music by hacking the legs off his piano and sitting on the floor so he could feel the vibrations.
b05Z TIL that in California, after 4 years of decline, CO2 emissions increased by 35% in 2012 due to the closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant.
ymwa TIL that Gen. George S. Patton believed in reincarnation, and believed himself to have been a military leader killed in action in Napoleon’s army, or a Roman legionary
RXlw TIL the Verizon Wireless TV spokesman was eager to get out of his contract when someone said “can you hear me now” at his grandmother’s funeral.