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TIL The Red Cross raised over half a billion dollars to provide housing for the Haitians after their devastating earth quake, and only built a total of 6 homes

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xV5Jo TIL actor Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean, Johnny English) has a masters degree in a Electrical Engineering from University of Oxford.
rRg8W TIL in the early 20th century, getting drunk and riding a pig was considered one of the most extreme sports known to man.
J1paV TIL that a Voting Poll Booth was set up for just one Voter in Gujarat, India. The Banej polling booth, used to be set up during Gujarat and general polls only for him, who used to live alone at a Shiva Temple-cum-ashram in Gir West forest division.
pYJap TIL Pope Leo XIII awarded a Vatican gold medal to the creator of his favourite brand of cocaine-infused wine and also appeared on a poster endorsing it.
gM1K4 TIL that the last American WWI veteran lied about his age to serve in the military at 16. He told one recruiter he was 18 but was told to go home "before my mother noticed I was gone." Instead of being discouraged, he doubled down and told the next recruiter he was 21 and was signed up on the spot.