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TIL Phil Collins dumped his wife of over ten years by fax.

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YKoW TIL During WWII, a single Australian division was purposely left behind, and ended up holding off the German army for 241 days. They protected the key port city of Tobruk, forcing the German supply lines to stretch over 900 miles to the next available port.
1GKW TIL John DiMaggio, mostly famous for being the voice behind Futurama’s Bender, is also the voice of Jake the Dog from Adventure Time, Four Arms from Ben 10, Schnitzel from Chowder, Marcus Fenix from Gears of War, Brutes from the Halo Series and the list goes on.
6EnXJ TIL King Henry I of England (1068-1135) consented to the blinding and mutilation of his own granddaughters in order to punish his rebellious daughter.
wQkJ TIL China’s only monogamous emperor made the decision to promote monogamy because one of his father’s women murdered his mom. He was hidden because the consort killed the emperor’s heirs in an attempt to gain power. When it was discovered that one had survived, she killed his mom instead.
xROg TIL that 20/20 vision isn’t actually “perfect”, and that professional baseball players average around 20/12 vision; greater acuity than conventional eye charts test for.