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TIL Martial Art Master Bruce Lee was born in the USA and died in Hong Kong.

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xvEB TIL that a shape known as the Koch snowflake has an infinite perimeter but a finite area.
OGx1e TIL in the 1980s, a newly-wed wife realized that her husband's family recipe book was actually the first cookbook ever written in the Korean alphabet, written by a noble named Lady Jang in the 1670s titled "Understanding the Taste of Food" (Eumshikdimibang)
8Pjb TIL that “Bluetooth” is named after Harald Bluetooth, a King of Denmark and Norway, due to “his abilities to make diverse factions communicate with each other.”
KOoXJ TIL that George Washington declined to run for a third term of office because he believed his death in office would create an image of a lifetime appointment. The precedent of a two-term limit was created by his retirement from office.
OVX7 TIL:Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers) had his car stolen, the story got national attention and within 48 hours it was returned with a note saying “If we’d known it was yours, we never would have taken it.”