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TIL Gene Wilder did not tell the public about his Alzheimer's diagnosis, because, "He simply couldn’t bear the idea of one less smile in the world."

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LQ6OZ TIL the name of emperor Charlemagne is just "Charles the Great" written in Old French and run together as one word.
dDWkQ TIL that the death rate for heart attacks increases by 15% on days when marathons are held in major US cities. This is thought to be due to road closures and traffic around the marathon route. Ambulance ride length increases by an average of four minutes on marathon days.
vPGJj TIL umarell are “men of retirement age who spend their time watching construction sites, especially roadworks – stereotypically with hands clasped behind their back”
4XWZ6 TIL: That you can train honeybees to detect explosives
Ewap TIL of Kishan Shrikanth, who’s listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the youngest person to direct a professional feature film, for directing his first film at age 10