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TIL Doc Martens is named after Klaus Martens, a doctor in the German Army during WWII.

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78NJL TIL Uganda discovered around 31 million tons of gold deposits in 2022. Of this total, around 330,158 metric tons is refined gold worth about $12.8 trillion.
Bgl0y TIL that 258 commercial radio stations in the UK missed the announcement of the death of the Queen Mother, due to a technical glitch.
Z81wa TIL that in addition to sporks there are other hybrid utensils called knorks, sporfs, splayds, spifes, and forkchops
ep7Wg TIL the Love Shack made famous by the B-52’s in their 1989 hit song was real, its tin roof was actually rusted, but it unfortunately burned down in 2004.
rmly TIL - J. M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan, gave the rights to Peter Pan to a hospital, so they could always have income from the royalties and remain open.