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TIL that a person who deals with and persists through difficulty or hardship without complaint is a trouper, not a trooper

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7rB4Z TIL the main difference between "Opossum" and "Possum" is that the Opossum is from North America while the Possum is from Australia. While the North American version is spelled with an "O" at the front it is still pronounced the same as the Australian version.
E1AYP TIL that children with autism experienced significantly decreased behavioral and cognitive symptoms after receiving a fecal transplant
BrlMb TIL that each verse of Carly Simon's You're So Vain was about a different man, and she's kept their names secret, except the 2nd verse, which she revealed is about Warren Beatty. Candidates range from Cat Stevens to David Bowie, and Simon herself ruled out Mick Jagger and her ex-husband James Taylor
Z8eGQ TIL the early YouTube hit "Charlie Bit My Finger" was found on Osama Bin Laden's computer by the CIA after his death
loLLK TIL in 2012 a 80 yo lady safely landed a plane after her husband, the pilot, had an heart attack and died while flying. She had never flown before.