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TIL to finish writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame within an impossible deadline of 6 months, Victor Hugo locked his clothes away, making him unable to go outside and procrastinate which forced him to do anything but finish writing his book.

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X0g7R TIL About Miriam Rodríguez, the 57 year old Mexican mother who hunted down her daughters kidnappers.
8e7vZ TIL the ahead of the U.S. invasion of Grenada 40 years ago, the Pentagon "knew so little about the country, it had to plan the invasion using maps normally sold to tourists."
YvZP TIL blue light exposure immediately before the evening meal increases hunger
wLg1W TIL that the Japanese word for “brown” is 茶色 (cha-iro). The first character means “tea”, and the second one means “colour”. Thus, literally translated, it means “tea colour”.
ENlX TIL The C.I.A. keeps a Flickr account. It has hundreds of declassified maps, diagrams and photos.