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TIL that the name ‘Jessica’ was created by Shakespeare in 1596
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TIL that on November 6, the people of Puerto Rico will vote on whether to become the 51st state
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TIL there are 15 surviving autographs from William Shakespeare. None are spelled the same and none are spelled the way we do today.
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TIL that during World War II, was the Yellow River Break; When China destroyed their own dams & levees in a tragic attempt to create defensive water blockades. The intentional effort to thwart enemy advances led to the drowning deaths (and loss otherwise) of 400,000-500,000 Chinese civilian lives:
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TIL that a fire destroyed most of Harvard Library’s collection in 1764. Only a small number of books were spared, including 144 that were checked out at the time. One of these books was found and returned in 1997.
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TIL a scientist stationed in Antarctica managed to score a date through Tinder with a girl camping just 45 minutes away.