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TIL The Story of Sengol: From Nehru to Modi, the Historic Sceptre of Tamil Nadu

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NXPm6 TIL: Tommy Thompson was an American treasure hunter who successfully found millions of dollars worth of gold coins from the SS Central America. However, he went on the run due to refusing to pay off his debts and is now in jail as he claims to have memory loss of where he hid 500 gold coins.
woyjJ Today I learned that the 1989 Disney film "The Little Mermaid" is one of Lin-Manuel Miranda's favourite films, which is why he composed music for the 2023 remake. He also has a son named Sebastian, after the crab from the movie.
ADMad TIL when Ted Bundy was put on trial, women would send him fan mail, many of which included nude pictures or marriage proposals. Groupies would even show up to the courtroom wearing hoop earrings with their hair parted down the middle, on the assumption that this style matched his victims.
nWeZW TIL "Qi" is the most commonly played word in Scrabble tournaments.
PeLO TIL that Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo was initially released from custody because his semen type was different than his blood type (which is extremely rare).