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TIL all foreign and domestic students can study for free at public German universities regardless of what country you're from!

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ZpgaG TIL of Bum Farto, a fire chief and convicted drug dealer from Florida. He disappeared in February 1976 and has not been seen since. He was declared legally dead in 1986 so his wife could collect pension and insurance policies.
lo6M7 TIL that Benjamin Franklin and his friend would use chess as a means to learn Italian; the winner of each game would assign a task, such as parts of the Italian grammar to be learned by heart, to be performed by the loser before their next meeting
opgW TIL It was Robin William’s idea to put Sid Meier’s name in front of the ‘Civilization’ and 'Pirates’ titles to capitalise on the success of Meier’s previous releases.
dLYd TIL in 1990 disabled activists got out of their wheelchairs and crawled up the steps of the Capitol, inconveniencing Senators to encourage a vote on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
m1W4v TIL the Foxconn suicides were a spate of suicides linked to low pay and brutal working conditions at the Foxconn City industrial park in Shenzhen, China, that occurred alongside several additional suicides at various other Foxconn-owned locations and facilities in mainland China.