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TIL The original Hamilton actors that played John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton and Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds are engaged in real life

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rOad TIL people believed that sufferers of Williams Syndrome, who have charming & extraordinarily kind personalities, had extraordinary, even magical powers. The word ‘elfin’ was used to describe their facial features. This is believed to be the origin of elves, fairies & 'wee folk’ in English folklore.
gMMkb Despite its gusty reputation as a "gas giant," Jupiter's blood-red clouds hide a dense, rocky core that's perhaps 20 times as massive as Earth.
nenRY TIL India's army reportedly spent six months watching "Chinese spy drones" violating its air space, only to find out they were actually Jupiter and Venus.
XE9jr TIL Jamie Foxx saved a man from a burning truck. Brett Kyle was speeding and hit a drainage pipe, rolling his vehicle multiple times in front of Foxx’s home. The car started on fire, Foxx cut the seatbelt and pulled Kyle out of the truck seconds before the truck went completely up in flames.
GYrjj TIL that the setting for Ghost of Tsushima is based on an actual Mongol/Yuan invasion of Japan, starting at Tsushima Island in 1274. The invaders landed on Komoda beach, were held there until evening, where the battle ended in a final cavalry charge that ended with all of the defenders being slain.