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TIL Anderson Cooper is the great-great-great grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt.

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x6aJ5 TIL Haw Par Villa is a theme park in Singapore that features the "10 Courts of Hell", gruesome depictions of Buddhist suffering. It's been popular with families for generations, where children can learn about the consequences of disobeying their parents.
m1jPP TIL John Patrick Hannan escaped from prison in 1955 by scaling the walls with knotted sheets just 30 days into a 21-month sentence for car theft and assaulting two officers. As of 2023, he had proceeded to evade capture and holds the world record for longest escape from custody.
wLXEY TIL that after writer James Baldwin died in 1987, McGraw-Hill took the unprecedented step of suing his estate to recover the $200,000 advance they had paid him for a book.
4rXb TIL St. Lawrence was roasted to death on a hot grill. In defiance he said “Turn me over - I’m done on this side!”. He is now Patron Saint of Comedians
LkR8v TIL Daft Punk’s “Harder Better Faster” is a remix of Edwin Birdsong’s “Cola Bottle Baby”