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TIL A Chicago couple won $30 million in the state lottery and didn’t tell anyone. Not even their kids.

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GwGG TIL There is a toothpaste named Black Man toothpaste that is sold by Colgate in asian countries. The name refers to stereotypically black males white teeth. In 1989 it held a 75% market share in Taiwan and is still sold today.
j6Vej TIL More than one million Chinese soldiers crossed the Yalu River into North Korea during the Korean War and soldiers stayed for years afterwards to help with reconstruction and aid. However, the Chinese were told to avoid any close connection with North Koreans and not to mingle or make friends
PYRYL TIL when sonar was first invented, operators were puzzled by the appearance of a ‘false seafloor’ that changed depth with the time of day and amount of moonlight. It was eventually identified as a previously unknown layer of billions of lanternfish that reflect sonar waves and migrate up and down.
DQKPe TIL that for 30 years, filmmaker Nora Ephron (Sleepless in Seattle) knew the identity of "Deepthroat" (Mark Felt) from the Watergate scandal, as her husband was journalist Carl Bernstein. Ephron would tell everyone the truth, but nobody believed her, until Deepthroat was finally identified in 2005.
xgwg TIL Woody Allen has consistently refused to attend the Oscars or acknowledge his Oscar wins. His publicly given reason is his standing engagement to play clarinet in a Monday night ensemble.