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TIL that Gwen Stefani discovered her husband, Gavin Rossdale, was having an affair with their nanny after explicit photos and messages popped up on the family iPad. It was signed into his iCloud account.

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4XMR6 TIL that when William III invaded England in 1688, he departed the Netherlands on November 11 and landed in England 4 days later on November 5. At the time England used a calendar that was 11 days behind most of Europe.
v1gAj TIL A black dwarf is a stellar remnant that has cooled sufficiently that it no longer emits significant heat or light. The estimated time for the Sun to cool enough to become one is about 1 quadrillion years, though it could take much longer than this, if weakly interacting massive particles exist
Oowd7 TIL while walking in Manhattan’s Central Park that each lamppost has a set of numbers at the base. The first 2-3 numbers indicate the closest cross street, and the last number indicates what side of town you’re closest to. An odd number indicates you’re on the west side, and even means east.
KR7J TIL of Here Come the Mummies, a funk band that is rumored to have several Grammy winners among the members. They perform wearing full mummy costumes to keep their identities “under wraps”
YLoB TIL that on the day Deepwater Horizon exploded, BP officials had gathered on the platform to celebrate 7 years without an injury or accident