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TIL Winona Ryder was born in Winona, Minnesota

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OGP1Y TIL In 1971 Margaret Thatcher removed free milk for school children over the age of 7 in the UK, earning the nickname "Margaret Thatcher, Milk Snatcher".
kZRW TIL that John Cena holds the record for most wishes granted by a single person (Make-A-Wish Foundation)
698MZ TIL a criminal named James Allen requested a copy of his deathbed confessions be bound in his skin and given to a man Allen had previously attempted to rob. The family kept it for years, using it to spank their kids and grandkids when the children misbehaved.
Z9QB TIL that Icelanders have no family names. Instead, their surname is just their father’s name plus “son” or “dottir”
pYv6Q TIL that the crew of the USS Triton were not told what the goal of Operation Sandblast was (a submerged circumnavigation of the world) until the submarine had already left port and was underway