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TIL John Travolta dated a woman 18 years older than he was. She died of breast cancer a year into their relationship and he helped raise her son, then 3.

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R7nAw TIL Dr. Dolittle, the star of a series of lighthearted children's books about a guy who could talk to animals, was dreamt up by Hugh Lofting while in the gruesome carnage of the trenches of World War I, as a distraction, in letters to his children.
DQEvr TIL that there is a Maori clan made up of descendants of a Spaniard who emigrated in the 19th century.
0VRL TIL There’s a charity in the UK called The Lucy Faithfull Foundation that aims to treat paedophiles before they offend.
ANlYn TIL The last decade of Mary Shelley's life was dogged by illness, most likely caused by the brain tumour which killed her at age 53.
KYOrE TIL Percy Spencer,the inventor of the microwave appliance received only $2 for his discovery