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TIL Dolly Parton set up a charity that distributes eight million children’s books per year for free

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Br5RW TIL in 1935, singing cowboy Gene Autry released a Western film in which he is kidnapped by an ancient underground civilization with robots and television.
e0yVJ TIL that when Gemini XII's computer docking system failed, Buzz Aldrin calculated the docking trajectory using a slide-rule and a sextant.
MRbW TIL a man accidentally caused the police, SWAT teams and a helicopter to shutdown & surround the Burlington Mall when his umbrella was mistaken as a rifle.
BLJd TIL: When it comes to child support, the percentage of “deadbeat” moms is actually higher than that of dads who won’t pay.
bkVp TIL The opposite phenomenon of a déjà vu exists and is called jamais vu. It could be described as a person who does not recognise a word or, a person or place, despite rationally knowing that its known already.