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TIL that there is an annual literature contest that challenges writers to come up with the worst possible opening sentence to a novel.

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awDaA TIL about Amy Beechey, a British mother who lost five of her eight sons during WWI. When she was presented to King George V and Queen Mary in April 1918, the Queen thanked her for her sacrifice. She replied: "It was no sacrifice, Ma'am - I did not given them willingly."
bP0E TIL that before becoming a best-selling true crime author, Ann Rule worked side-by-side and alone with psychopathic serial killer Ted Bundy during the night shift at a suicide prevention hotline. While still working together, she began writing about the unsolved murders in the area.
DLMg TIL of Hercules, a bear that went missing for 24 days and lost 15 stone (95 kg) because he didn’t like the taste of raw flesh.
0wJaA TIL that panko bread crumbs are made with electricity instead of heat, giving them the crunchy texture that makes them unique
WPY4 TIL Albert Einstein used the same soap for shaving and washing because of a firm conviction that two kinds of soap needlessly complicate life.