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TIL An Australian tattoo artist offered free tattoos to those who wanted to cover self-harm scars; she did 50 free sessions and gave discounts to more.

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m1JXx TIL Newtons' apple tree is real and it's still with us! In 1816 the tree was blown down in a storm. Some branches were removed but a large portion of the tree was left and re-rooted. Surprisingly, this tree is still growing at Woolsthorpe Manor today and now is over 350yrs old
VMA1m TIL director Peter Weir wanted to have cameras installed in behind every theater showing ‘The Truman Show’ and have the projectionist cut the power at some point during the film, cut to the viewers so they'd be watching themeselves, and then cut back to the movie.
a88R9 TIL Wyoming was the first U.S. State with a female governor, but has not elected a woman since.
8a8e8 TIL that after the murder of civil rights activist Medgar Evers in 1963, his alleged murderer was tried by an all-white jury who deadlocked twice and failed to convict. In 1994, Evers was discovered to be so well embalmed that forensic autopsy was still possible, leading to his murderers conviction.
WRKL TIL of the “self attribution fallacy” which suggests that “If wealth was the inevitable result of hard work and enterprise, every woman in Africa would be a millionaire”