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TIL After helping with the cleanup following Hurricane Katrina, Mr.T gave up almost all of his gold jewellery.

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ydAv TIL that Ytterby, a small town in Sweden, has four separate elements named after it: Yttrium, Erbium, Terbium, and Ytterbium
Oo8jL TIL that a British soldier whose ship was sunk by a U-boat survived for 70 days at sea. After being rescued, he was sent back to England from the Bahamas on a cargo ship. It was hit by 2 torpedoes from a U-Boat as they were approaching the UK. There were no survivors.
rwWM TIL that a 6 year old boy was charged with Felony first degree sexual assault after playing “butt doctor” with a 5 year old friend and he must register as a sex offender once he turns 18
e0R7k TIL⸒Byzantine⸒Greeks⸒hadn’t⸒figured⸒out⸒the⸒concept⸒of⸒spaces⸒so⸒they⸒wrote⸒like⸒this⸒instead.
9w5bD TIL that Glenn Gould "detest[ed] audiences" despite achieving global fame via high-profile piano performances. He would completely cease publicly performing in his early 30s.