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TIL Billy Joel received his high school diploma at age 43. In 1967 he was playing at a piano bar to help his mother make ends meet which interfered with his attendance, causing him to miss a crucial English exam. Decades later he completed the work.

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Bwmd TIL Milton Hershey being unable to have children founded the Milton Hershey School for orphans in 1909. He donated 30% of all future Hershey profits. It now has 7 billion in assets, and continues to serve orphans in financial need. Milton also prohibited it’s use in any advertising.
wpE7 TIL that not only is Manny Pacquiao one of the most successful boxers of all time–winning eight world titles in as many weight classes–he is also a politician, basketball coach, actor, and a retired singer.
j6MBN TIL that HMS Victory is older than the USA
8XNP TIL that Teddy Roosevelt would regularly go skinny dipping in the Potomac. Once while out on a walk with Gifford Pinchot and the French Ambassador, the three proceeded to jump in, however the French Ambassador kept on his gloves. When asked why, he responded, “We might meet ladies.“
9wwWM TIL that researchers believe the area around two cemeteries in Kyrgyzstan is the origin of the plague