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TIL Boris Yeltsin’s faith in communism was shattered after a trip to a grocery store in a Houston suburb in 1989.

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wW8W TIL Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Retired From the Supreme Court to Take Care of Her Husband With Alzheimer’s. Shortly After Forgetting His Family, He Fell in Love With Another Woman at the Nursing Home. Instead of Sad, O'Connor was “thrilled,” He Was No Longer Spending His Days in Depression.
neZb9 TIL Napoleon divorced his wife, Josephine, due to her being unable to produce an heir. However, he insisted she retain the Empress title and they remained on good terms. Napoleon's last words before dying were, "France, the Army, the Head of the Army, Joséphine."
5pd9 TIL Sand Pirates exist, along with a black market for sand. Pirates come to Cambodia and illegally dredge up sand, then the sell it to Singapore, which uses the sand to expand its coastline.
6EPeY TIL that Jay Leno had nowhere to live when he first got to LA and would hide in the closets at open houses until the realtor left; allowing him to illegally have a place to stay for up to 3 days sometimes.
PYjAJ TIL Jason Todd was going to die of aids