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TIL that John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States, has a living grandson

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e0QQ5 TIL that a Venice-like city in present-day Micronesia was built in the 8th or 9th century and abandoned by the 17th century.
XdB8 TIL serial killer Ted Bundy escaped not once, but twice from custody after his initial arrest.
ne6E7 TIL that a Scottish man lost 276 pounds by not eating for 382 days. He only drank tea, coffee, and sparkling water and took vitamin supplements.
bNeZ TIL of therapeutic hypothermia, the practice of intentionally inducing hypothermia in resuscitated patients for an extended period of time. It has been shown to reduce the chances of brain damage in cardiac arrest sufferers, and is one of the greatest advancements in the science of resuscitation.
1aA4r TIL that Stephen Colbert's father and two of his brothers were killed in the plane crash that sparked the FAA's Sterile Cockpit regulation back in 1974.