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TIL There is a 72-year-old Chinese grandfather who models teen girl clothing for an online retailer. And has the body for it.

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DQmjD TIL about Clara Gantt, the widow of Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Gantt, who waited 63 years for the return of her husband's remains after he was captured during the Korean War. He passed away in captivity in 1951, but his remains weren’t identified until 2013.
PYwoO TIL of Thomas Jones, a 14-year-old who broke into Buckingham Palace in 1838 and was caught with Queen Victoria's underwear stuffed down his trousers. After breaking in twice more, Jones was sentenced to hard labour, and after incarceration on a prison ship would later become the town crier of Perth.
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