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TIL Christopher Lee released a power metal album when he was 87 years old.

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pDrZ TIL of Wabi-Sabi, a principle of Japanese aesthetics that emphasizes beauty found in imperfection
rY8d TIL Chris Tucker is broke and owes the IRS 11.5 million dollars. He also refuses to appear in the last “Friday” movie.
kJY7m TIL after being sent to Baltimore in his youth, Frederick Douglass learned the alphabet from the mistress of the house he moved into. When the mistress' husband put an end to the lessons, Douglass began trading bread to hungry neighborhood children who, in turn, helped him learn how to read & write
9gxD TIL that Christian Atheism is a thing. Christian Atheists believe in the teachings of Christ but not that they were divinely inspired. They see Jesus as a humanitarian and philosopher rather than the son of God