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TIL when Michael Moore’s biggest critic (author of Moorewatch.com) had trouble paying his wife’s medical bills, anonymous person donated $12,000 for the cause. As it turned out later, it was Michael Moore.

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e7m4 TIL Paul McCartney spent time in jail for setting a condom on fire
bbVN TIL that decommissioned New York City Subway cars are dumped into the ocean to provide homes for sea creatures.
p1xG TIL the Bible contains a passage where it says it became dark in daytime during the crucifixion of Jesus. It was discovered a total eclipse did actually occur in Jerusalem on 24 November 29 CE at around 11AM. This fact got dismissed by the Church because the date is not in accordance with Easter.
neQBr TIL that after struggling with reading all through grade school, Cher dropped out at age 16. It wasn't until age 30 that she was diagnosed with dyslexia
kNv1 TIL the name IKEA is an acronym composed of Ingvar Kamprad (the name of the founder), Elmtaryd (the farm where he grew up), and Agunnaryd (his hometown in southern Sweden)