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TIL that 4% of the sand on Normandy beaches are still made up of metal particles from D-Day landings

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ADVLa TIL when billionaire Thomas Peterffy’s father met his new wife he gave his teenage son $100 and kicked him out of the house. With his final words being “Make something of yourself”
WVOd TIL in 2009 a couple from UK started a facebook campaign to make Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” the #1 Christmas single. The song sold 500,000 copies beating the 4 year run of X-factor winners. All proceeds went to homeless charities. More in comments.
Nk46 TIL Habitual mouthbreathing can cause crowding of the teeth and drastically change the shape of your face.
9wDx6 TIL That there was a comic book hero named DareDevil that predates the Marvel hero by almost 25 years. He was originally mute after witnessing his father's murder, and fought villains like Hitler and a wolf with a human brain
yVJkJ TIL that Michael Jordan has an extreme fear of large bodies of water, which stems from a traumatic childhood incident where he nearly drowned. This fear is reason why he doesn't participate in water sports.