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TIL Alexander Hamilton supported the Haitian Revolution and helped shape the constitution of Haiti

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D1ZKr TIL of Wei Jie. A frail youth who lived in 3rd Century AD China, he was considered to be so beautiful that hordes of admirers mobbed him/his home all day, which caused him to die of stress. "Wei Jie died of stares" is now a Chinese idiom describing celebrities who have very obsessive fandoms.
9YK7m TIL the red-whiskered bulbul is native to tropical parts of Asia, but the bird has also established itself on other continents including many Pacific islands. In Florida they feed on fruits and berries of as many as 24 exotic fruit plants including loquat aiding in its dispersal and propagation.
nWnn9 TIL in about 1.29 million years a star will enter the Solar System’s Oort Cloud, passing less than 1/5th of a light year from the Sun and will be visible to the naked eye.
p8N7A TIL of a drug called TGN1412 that went through phase 1 clinical trials. Six men were given the drug and suffered catastrophic effects. Fever, severe pain, vomiting, multiple organ failures, swollen heads and limbs needing to be amputated.
5VdEn TIL that Metallica's 1998 cover of Bob Seger's "Turn the Page" was recorded closer in time to the original 1976 live version than it is to the present day.