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TIL on his deathbed, Walt Disney scrawled his final words on a piece of paper: "Kurt Russell"

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BwlD TIL: A group of Swedish scientists have included Bob Dylan lyrics in every scientific paper they wrote for the last 17 years
BrlLk TIL leaving cookies and milk for Santa started to become popular in the U.S during the Great Depression. Parents wanted to teach their kids it was better to give and to be grateful for presents they received during times of economic hardship.
VMpbG TIL about the thought experiment called the Ship of Theseus. During the maintenance of a ship, all the parts are eventually replaced, is that still the original object? If the discarded pieces are reassembled, is that now the original ship?
6EYGJ TIL Czar Nicholas II approved a tunnel across the Bering Strait in 1905 (with a cost estimated at $65 million and $300 million including all the railroads) although the plan was abandoned with the advent of WWI and the Russian Revolution.
X0jQQ TIL that Vercingetorix, the Gallic chieftain who united the Gauls against Rome, defeated Caesar in battle but was later besieged, captured, and executed in Rome after being paraded in Caesar’s triumph.