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TIL Michael Jackson donated over $500 million to 39 charities and Tupac Shakur personally funded college educations for over 100 students, both making most of their donations anonymously despite their public personas.

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j6ymM TIL that Cher Ami, a pigeon, was awarded the Croix de Guerre for her brave service in World War I. Despite being shot, blind in one eye, and severely injured, he successfully delivered an S.O.S. message for an encircled battalion.
6EXmm TIL the 1939 Michelin Guide to France was reprinted in 1944 for Allied military use, as its maps of the country were regarded as the best and most up-to-date of all available.
jQYR TIL Alexander the Great’s father had 3000 POWs executed by “ritual drowning.”
wojlP TIL a woman filed a lawsuit on an insurance firm after claiming she contracted an STI as a result of having sex in her boyfriend's car (which is insured by the firm). She won and was awarded $5,200,000
kO7Re TIL in Japan couples and close family members use Mimikaki, a wooden stick with a hook to clear out each others ears. This is seen as both a show of trust and affection.