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TIL a former millionaire has lived mostly alone on an island nearly 30 years - since the stock market crash of 1987

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KObKQ TIL in 1976, Margaret Hamilton reprised her role as the Wicked Witch of the West for an episode of Sesame Street. Screenings showed kids were "exceptionally attentive" during scenes with the witch and their fear was difficult to judge. The episode was never re-run and became lost.
npwo TIL that the lightsaber Samuel L Jackson used in the Star Wars movies had the words “bad motherfucker” engraved into it.
OodDR TIL ancient clay tablets were usually temporary, erased by water. Fires meant to destroy buildings and libraries fired the clay tablets, ironically preserving them.
Bnvr TIL that the man responsible for creating both NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys is serving 25 years in jail for fraud and running one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history
neAgB TIL that the reason why there are virtually only two words for "tea" around the world ("tea" and "cha") is related to how tee is transported to the corners of the world: areas where tea is traded on land calls it "cha", where it is shipped by sea calls it "tea".