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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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rRVro TIL South African President and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Nelson Mandela has a cameo in the movie Malcolm X.
8eG1Z TIL that since the introduction of basketball ball to the Olympics, the US has won 80% of men's gold medals. The only year they didn't win any medal was the boycotted 1980 Moscow Olympics
MeBLb TIL that Latvia holds annual contests to promote correct use of Latvian, one of them being 'Word of the Year' where in 2018 the word 'influenceris' (influencer) was voted the 'Worst Word' of the year.
l71yG TIL HMS Hood was one of four planned Admiral-class battlecruisers, but was the only one of that class built
ZpPJ4 TIL Acetaminophen (Tylenol) toxicity is the second most common cause of liver transplantation worldwide and the most common cause of liver transplantation in the US. It is responsible for 56,000 emergency department visits, 2,600 hospitalizations, and 500 deaths per year in the United States.