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TIL Karl Marx sent a letter to Abraham Lincoln congratulating him on causing the death of slavery

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Me9yA TIL Before becoming a successful comedian, Ricky Gervais tried to make it as a musician. This is his new-wave band "Seona Dancing" in the 1980s.
MaKB TIL that the creator of the floppy disk, Yoshiro Nakamatsu, would routinely almost drown himself in order to spur creativity.
OojeL TIL half of the Moon is always illuminated by our star.
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