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TIL In his last will and testament (25 March 1616), William Shakespeare left his second-best bed to his wife, Anne Hathaway.

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6Ermm TIL that in Japan the cinema genre "Spaghetti Western" has been changed in "Macaroni Western" because in Japan spaghetti are conceptually "thin and meager", far from the iconic stories told in the movies.
woGV1 TIL Between 1975 and 2010, the population of India doubled to 1.2 billion, reaching the billion mark in 2000. India overtook China to become the most populous country at the end of April 2023. India's population stands at slightly over 1.428 billion, edging past China's 1.425 billion people.
KOBWQ TIL synthesizer repair man Eliot Curtis accidentally tripped on acid while cleaning a a vintage Buchla Model 100 synthesizer.
4kB9R TIL that Edward Seaga (the 5th prime minister of Jamaica) was also a record producer and owner of the record label West Indies Records Limited.
W8ko TIL Gay penguin couples have been observed stealing eggs from other couple’s nests and replacing them with stones as a means to satisfy their natural urge to be parents