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TIL that Billy Zane's wife and sister are both named Lisa.

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Y7X6W TIL that photographer Yousuf Karsh used a joke from the Pope to make Mandela feel comfortable for a photo shoot
nPyb TIL One of the first items sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer. When eBay creator, Pierre Omidyar, emailed the person who bought the broken laser pointer for $14.83 ($22.40 today) to make sure he knew it was broken, the man told him “I’m a collector of broken laser pointers.”
nvEd TIL cutting your grass releases volatile organic compounds that are harmful to the atmosphere and contribute to smog
6ngw TIL during the 1936 Olympics, Liechtenstein and Haiti realized their national flags were identical. A gold crown was added to Liechtenstein’s as a result.
AErB TIL that some women have orgasms during childbirth.