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TIL that Boston Corbett, the man who killed John Wilkes Booth, was a fervent Christian who castrated himself in order to avoid the temptation of prostitutes

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EVvW TIL that due to having similar names, the staff of the Slovak and Slovenian embassies meet at least once a month to exchange wrongly addressed mail
pYopA TIL in 2010 the first purchase a tiler made after winning £2.4 million in the lottery was a pool table. Then he retired & honed his skills at home during the lockdowns and rose through the ranks to become a regular county player. And in 2023, he represented England at the European Pool Championships
R7kj7 TIL that an architect in Colombia started a company to turn waste plastics into Lego style bricks for low cost homes. Using the bricks, it takes 4 people about 5 days to construct a 430 square foot house. The concept is to reduce plastic waste and give homes to those most in need.
e0Wkb TIL there was a short lived spin off of "The Golden Girls" called "The Golden Palace", where they all ran a hotel minus Bea Arthur. It oddly ran on CBS instead of NBC, and was cancelled after one season. Also co-starred a young Don Cheadle and Cheech Martin as a hotel chef.
aw5nA TIL of Hanawon, a facility in South Korea which helps North Korean defectors adjust to life in the South. They are taught how to drive and use an ATM, and taken on field trips to food courts and get haircuts.