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TIL Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes franchise, once investigated a real murder and helped to exonerate an innocent man

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PYnZn TIL a German student was sued for $3,772 by his alma mater for earning his bachelor's and master's "too fast". Both degrees usually take 11 semesters, but Marcel Pohl graduated in 2; he went to one class while having 2 friends share notes from other classes he was enrolled in at the same time.
wLrM6 TIL Two infectious diseases have successfully been eradicated: smallpox and rinderpest.
YNbA TIL in the United States, people who turn 100 years old receive a letter from the President, congratulating them on their longevity.
Z8YyG TIL that in the 1650s the Holy Roman Emperor allowed the Lutherans to build three churches. Petulantly, he stipulated that the churches be constructed in one year using only wood, straw and loam. In response, the Lutherans constructed the ornate Churches of Peace, now UNESCO world heritage sites.
waOY TIL - There’s a town in the Oklahoma panhandle named “Hooker” and its slogan is “it’s a location, not a vocation”.