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TIL (shamefully late) that the 'Home' key on a keyboard instantly brings you to the top of the webpage that you're browsing.

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gMLgA TIL Israeli singer and actress Ofra Haza sang the song "Deliver Us" in 18 different languages for the movie "The Prince of Egypt".
gMNwb TIL the worlds largest bee that was thought to be extinct, was just recently found to still be alive
XZdQ TIL That the presidential portrait of JFK was done posthumously by request of his wife, Jacqueline. Not wanting to paint the eyes of a dead man, the artist depicted the President with arms folded and eyes downcast.
x6Kwg TIL that the Grey Cup, the championship game of the Canadian football league, has been going on longer than the American NFL has been in existence.
Eg110 TIL that in 1989, a pilot misunderstood a flight plan, resulting in the plane crashing in the Amazon jungle.