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TIL social media pundits widely criticized the Mr. Beast "1,000 Blind People See For The First Time" video as an extravagant philanthropic stunt and accused him of being "charitable for views."

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PYOdE TIL A second is called a second because it is the 2nd division of the hour by 60, the 1st division being a minute.
69EmX TIL of SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin. A German football club who, after the only other team in Berlin were kicked out the league got an unexpected promotion to the top league. The German FA wanted to keep a club in the city of Berlin for political reasons. They remain the worst team in Bundesliga history.
GYLP4 Til in Belgium, and some other countries, it is illegal to wear a mask that covers your face in whole or in part, in such a way as to be unidentifiable.
p8LRe TIL of Sophia Blanchard one of the first women to fly hot air balloons. She lost consciousness on a few occasions, endured freezing temperatures and almost drowned when her balloon crashed in a marsh. In 1819, she died when her air balloon crashed. 10 years earlier her husband died the same way.
e0Nw5 TIL until Victorian times, Father Christmas was concerned with adult feasting and merry-making. He had no particular connection with children, nor with the giving of presents, nocturnal visits, stockings or chimneys.