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TIL After being named Marijuana Pepsi Jackson by her parents and enduring years of bullying as a result, Jackson refused to change her name and went on to earn her Ph.D. at the age of 46 for Higher Education Leadership from Cardinal Stritch University in 2019.

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p8MEA TIL That for good luck, cosmonauts pee on the wheel of the van that transports them to their space launch vehicle. A tradition that was started by Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space.
ax9L TIL During WWII, Major Hajime Fuji, a training instructor, presented his petition to serve as a kamikaze pilot written in blood; his wife drowned herself and their children so that he should have no conflicting ties.
Ypm9G TIL of Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari, once the fattest man on Earth at 610 kg (1,340 lb), he started losing weight in 2013 and by 2017 after only 4 years he had successfully lost 542 kg (1,195 lb) and reached an healthy weight of 68 kg (150 lb), it was the biggest weight loss ever recorded
BrAvb TIL that Andrew Wood, lead singer for grunge band Mother Love Bone, died before reaching stardom. Upon his death, Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and his friend Eddie Vedder collaborated with the band and created the album Temple of the Dog. Vedder then stayed with the band and created Pearl Jam.
ONZ1 TIL a 12-year-old boy spent 2 years collecting over 160,000 bottles after school and donated all the money he made ($2,700) to orphans in an AIDS epidemic region in China. He also donated his personal savings ($30) and collected 800 books to give to the children.