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TIL of Ernest Vincent Wright, a self published author whose 1939 book "Gadsby," contains 50,000 words, all without using the letter "E."

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jWVj TIL the first death row inmate exonerated by DNA evidence was wrongly convicted child murderer Kirk Bloodsworth in 1993. Ten years later, Bloodsworth discovered the actual killer had been incarcerated just one cell block beneath him
JYnMB TIL- Sir Roberrt Watson-Watt, the inventor of the RADAR was caught speeding with a RADAR gun. He reportedly said "My God, if I'd known what they were going to do with it, I'd have never have invented it!'"
wA6Y TIL Eisenhower may have played semi-professional baseball under the assumed name ‘Wilson’ and then lied about it so he would be eligible to play college football at West Point. If he had been caught he may have never graduated, achieved a military career, or become President.
5YOrP TIL Weinstein has been thanked more than God at the Oscars
jrvX TIL The Mongol Conquests in the 13th and 14th centuries killed over 17% of the world population, far more than any other conflict or conquest in human history