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TIL there is an active ‘secret-seekers’ group still trying to uncover the final mystery of the 2005 videogame Shadows of the Colossus

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E1JAd TIL former Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841-1935) met both John Quincy Adams and a young JFK. He'd also relate stories of his grandmother watching the Redcoats invade colonial America.
1a8AX TIL Congress can write laws that apply to only a particular person or entity. While a majority of laws passed by Congress apply to all people Congress has authority over, a small number of “Private Laws” are passed by Congress every few years, usually to grant specific relief actions.
WkNpN TIL about Adrian Carton de Wiart, a British soldier. He fought in 3 wars and was shot in the head, face, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear, survived 2 plane crashes, escaped a POW camp and tore off his own fingers when a doctor refused to amputate them. He lived to be 83.
6EenW TIL that in Germany there's a festival without bands. There even is stage, but no one is performing. The idea is to enjoy the atmosphere of a festival without the pressure of having to see all the bands you payed for.
dwAZ TIL - There’s nudity in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Mind = stunned