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TIL of the Testament of Peter the Great, a fabricated document alleged to reflect Russian plans for world domination throughout the 18th and 19th centuries

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Ywv7 TIL that the Ice Bucket Challenge actually helped fund the the discovery of a gene linked to the cause of ALS. The gene, NEK1, and its variants held clues to understanding and treating the disease.
rVOW TIL Curly from the Three Stooges suffered from social anxiety, alcoholism, and took solace in befriending stray dogs.
neGJB TIL of Hamako Mori. She is 90 years old and set the Guinness World Record for being the oldest Gaming Youtuber.
EQ6p TIL Over the whole Twilight saga, there are over 24 minutes of just staring.
mxdVv TIL of Girgori Perelman, the only person in history to have solved one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems. After solving the Poincaré conjecture Perelman was offered the Field's Medal and $1 million prize money, he declined them both.