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TIL There’s an American in Colorado that is convinced that he’s the rightful heir to the British Monarchy

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NXZ0e TIL about Abebe Bikila, an Ethiopian marathon runner. He not only set a new Guinness world record on 2 occasions (at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics) but is also the current record holder for Fastest Barefoot Marathon run.
1aJEV TIL of Ablaut Reduplication - a subtle rule of linguistics which dictates why "King Kong" sounds more right than "Kong King", "Hip hop" sounds more correct than "Hop hip". Similarly "tick tock", "zig zag", "chit chat" etc.
KaZa TIL that Albuquerque, NM, started paying the homeless to clean up homeless camps around the city. The participants must work hard and on average five to six hours a day. In return they get $9 an hour plus a lunch of sandwiches, chips and granola bars
e6BL TIL in 2007 University of Minnesota researchers found a huge hole in the universe a billion light years across that is not a black hole and is completely devoid of matter.
oXoR TIL Abercrombie & Fitch was originally a sporting goods store best known for their expensive shotguns. Ernest Hemingway killed himself with his favorite shotgun, which was purchased from Abercrombie & Fitch.