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TIL the study and collection of postcards is called deltiology. The term was coined in 1945 from the Greek word "deltion", meaning "small illustrated tablet or card".

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yaOa TIL: George Lucas wants to build affordable housing on his land because ‘we’ve got enough millionaires’
oANK TIL a father and son survived a Megatsunami (1700’ wave) by riding out the wave in their Alaskan fishing boat
7rpeX TIL of Khassan Baiev who was the single surgeon for over 80.000 during the Chechen wars and at one point during the conflict he performed 67 amputations and eight brain operations in a 48-hour period. He was also known for treating both Chechen and Russian soldiers.
j687M TIL that employers prefer not to hire or promote short employees and that they do not adequately compensate them. According to various studies, controlling for other variables, every inch of height is worth hundreds of dollars in annual income.
BoNW TIL during a brief power-outage at Nirvana in Munich, Krist Novoselic joked “We’re on the way out. Grunge is dead. Nirvana’s over.“ It would be Nirvana’s last concert before Cobain’s death.