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TIL 2 weeks after Prince's death, up to 700 people made claim to his $300M fortune

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ewLL TIL that Jehovah’s Witnesses wrongly predicted the apocalypse in 1914, 1915, 1918, 1920, 1925, 1941, and 1975.
kJGQB TIL of Cape Disappointment in South Georgia, discovered by an expedition led by Captain Cook who named it so after realizing that he had discovered an island and not a continent
KOA1B TIL that “ruby” chocolate is the fourth chocolate type and the first new chocolate type in 80 years. It is pink due to the color of the cocoa beans used to make it. It was unveiled by Swiss-Belgian cocoa company Barry-Callebaut in September 2017, and had been in development since 2004.
GE8j TIL that when he was in the first grade, Ryan Gosling was heavily influenced by the action film First Blood, so he took steak knives to school and threw them at other children during recess, which led to his suspension
1aZ6X TIL that if you blow gently into a baby's face, she takes a big gulp of air and holds her breath for a second. This is called the bradycardic reflex and is useful for swimming lessons, washing babies face in the tub, and a brief quick crying interruption.