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TIL Hugh Hefner owns the letter Y of the hollywood sign

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4Xj7b TIL of Gonzalo Guerrero, a Spanish soldier shipwrecked in Mexico and taken captive by local Maya. By the time Cortés arrived, he had become a Maya war captain, was married to his Lord's daughter, and fathered the first Mestizo children. He led local Maya resistance until his death in 1532.
xDr0 TIL that Marie Curie and her daughter Irène between them received half of all the Physics and Chemistry Nobel Prizes awarded to women
Qyo9 TIL Pabst Blue Ribbon beer is marketed as a classy beverage in China and can cost up to $44 per bottle. Its advertisements compare the beer to Scotch whisky and French brandy
e076D TIL that a high school in Baltimore has implemented mindfulness in their school and they have seen a dramatic decrease in suspensions and fights and an increase in attendance and GPA by replacing things like detention with a Mindful Moment Room.
wLpV7 TIL that the Lucky Iron Fish is a fish-shaped cast iron ingot boiled in water to treat iron-deficiency anaemia developed by Canadian health workers in Cambodia in 2008. It was created to prevent villagers from rejecting treatment, as the fish is a symbol of good luck and happiness in their folklore