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TIL In 1920, J. R. R. Tolkien wrote letters to his children as Father Christmas, along with illustrations of his home near the North Pole, and planted it in the youngster’s bedroom. He wrote them until 1943, and with each passing year, his stories became more elaborate and character-filled.

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DKNV TIL in 1849 New York, a man would walk up to strangers and begin a conversation. Gaining their trust, he would ask “Have you the confidence to trust me with your watch until tomorrow?” He would never return. When finally caught, he was labeled a “confidence man”, later shortened to simply “con man”.
P1pkw TIL twins can have different dads by the occurrence called heteropaternal superfecundation
xpeD TIL Henry Ford started the concept of the “five-day workweek” in order to resolve the conflict between Christians and Jews over which day of Sabbath they should get off. He did this without reducing pay in order to prove that the same amount of production after six days can be met in five.
7r8lb TIL of the Paradox of the Court.Protagoras taught Euathlus who agreed to pay him after his first victory.He did not practise law and Protagoras decided to sue him for the money, arguing that should still be paid even if he fails because Euathlus would have won his first case
l7R1A TIL David Frith, an English journalist, in 1983 commented that India should withdraw from the Cricket Cup if they didn't improve. India won the WC and he literally ate his own words , with the help of some red wine.