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TIL a father of five worked 23 years as a custodian for Boston College so all of his children could attend the university for free. They all graduated and together saved nearly $700,000 in tuition.

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R7Wo8 TIL during the Siege of Leningrad during WW2, many soviets within the city resorted to cannibalism. Over 2500 people were caught and arrested for cannibalism, including a mother who smothered her eighteen-month-old to feed her three older children
nj8b TIL some animals are endangered because governments rely on common ownership. Whilst Kenya has experienced vast decreases in their elephant population, conversely, Zimbabwe, advocating private elephant ownership, has experienced population excesses.
a8O0 TIL A tribe in New Guinea met a White man for the first time in 1976 and it was filmed. They have never seen modern civilization, or any modern technology
wLMZ1 TIL that Bob Horner of the Atlanta Braves hit 4 home runs in a single game, but they still lost.
EW5x TIL Volkswagen was sued by Czechoslovakian car maker Tatra before WWII because the original Beetle was so similar to the Tatra T97. After Germany invaded Czechoslovakia in 1938 the lawsuit was cancelled by the Nazis.