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TIL: David Copperfield's magic secrets are on the moon

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JYdWB TIL about Zeal Akairaiwai, the Nigerian man who pays medical bills for fellow Nigerians that cannot afford to do it. He does that every week and had saved countless lives so far. As he said: "Be the angel you hope to meet".
78mgZ TIL about Peter Tuchman, a stock trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, famously known as the "most photographed trader on Wall Street" and often featured in reaction shots during especially volatile trading days.
16kYV TIL that "The Long and Winding Road", which was written by Paul McCartney, was offered to Tom Jones on the condition that he release it as his next single. In Jones' recollection, he was forced to turn it down since his record company were about to issue "Without Love" as a single.
QJrNp TIL of the "Pioneering Spirit", the world's largest ship (by gross tonnage)
nWZZb TIL that during the Vesuvius volcanic eruption, a man's brain was transformed into glass. The intense ash cloud, exceeding 500 degrees Celsius, liquefied the brain tissue, which then rapidly cooled and solidified, preserving it within the skull.