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TIL: Gary Sinese has a foundation to raise money for veterans. And when his son died in 2024, Gary found music he'd made and released it to sell & uses all of the proceeds for the foundation.

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eor4 TIL that, during WWII, Dutch restistance leader Gerrit Kastein was captured, placed in an interrogation room and tied to a chair. Because he feared he would give up names under torture, while left alone he jumped through a closed second floor window while still attached to the chair.
VMoPm TIL there's a psychological disorder called "Sunday Night Blues" and it reffers to the anxiety some people (specially workers and students) feel thinking about the start of a new week.
DvQD TIL that in 1963, a man, after knocking down a wall while renevating his house, discovered an enterance to the entire Derinkuyu Underground City located in Turkey
abwM TIL the Rolex brand became widely known after a woman swam across the english channel wearing one in 1927. After the 15 hour swim the Rolex Oyster she had worn was still working perfectly.
WkpYN TIL that Natalie Portman speaks Hebrew(native), English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese. As a student, she co-authored two research papers that were published in scientific journals.