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TIL students from Johns Hopkins took advantage of their professor’s test curve by unanimously boycotting the final. They all received 100s.

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8aOnZ TIL Arborglyph is the carving of shapes and symbols into the bark of living trees. Derived from arbor ‘tree’; glyphein ‘to carve’. It was also mentioned in Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’; the love-frenzied Orlando declares he will carve every tree in the Forest of Arden.
KO4Ma TIL that since founding the Imagination Library, Dolly Parton has delivered 100 million books. Why? She quotes: "Daddy couldn't read and write, and that was kind of crippling to him"
6XBm TIL that the Canadian Football League has existed since 1909, and for the first three a university team beat three professionals to get the championship.
JjpV TIL Jon Bon Jovi has a restaurant that has no prices; guests pay whatever they can or volunteer in exchange for their meal.
rOxx TIL when Jazz legend Nina Simone was preparing for her 1st recital at age 12, her parents were moved from the front row to make room for whites. 12 year old Simone refused to sing until her parents got their seats back. They did.