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TIL, Simon Cowell’s first job in show business was cleaning Jack Nicholson’s ax on the set of “The Shining”

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E1eBX TIL that the Roman ruins at Leptis Magna are some of the best preserved in the Mediterranian
Jnkl TIL Brian Banks was ordered to serve 5 years in jail for rape and his accuser won a settlement from the school district. Years later, he recorded her admitting she fabricated the story so his ruling was overturned and she was ordered to pay $2.6 million.
P1NEO TIL The most powerful microscope in the world is the Titan Krios. A 12-foot cryogenic transmission electron microscope (cryo-EM), which costs upward of $6 million. It is the most powerful and flexible high-resolution TEM for 3D images of biological samples.
e08OD TIL people who read books have a 20% less mortality rate, and live longer lives than those who do not read books.
dPgQ TIL William Still, the father of the Underground Railroad, interviewed and kept records of every escaped slave he came across. Once, while interviewing a man, he discovered that the man was actually his long-lost brother.