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TIL that J.K. Rowling won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in 1997, 1998, and in 1999 for her first three Harry Potter books. This made her the first person to win the award three times running. She later withdrew the fourth novel from contention to allow other books a fair chance.

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OaXg TIL on the night of May 27, 1991, a drugged, naked, bleeding boy of 14 was found in a Milwaukee street. When police arrived, they returned the boy to the control of Jeffery Dahmer, who almost immediately killed and dismembered the boy. 2 women who argued with the police were threatened with arrest.
Yp7vA TIL the most points scored in an NBA game is 186 by the Detroit Pistons against the Denver Nuggets. The second most is 184 by the Denver Nuggets, in the same game on Dec 13, 1983.
jNV8N TIL That Chicago is named after an onion. "The name Chicago derives from 17th century French rendering of a Native American term for ramps (Allium tricoccum), a type of edible wild leek, which grew abundantly near the river. The river, and its region, were named after this plant."
b0B7 TIL after the parishioners of a North Texas Anti-Vaccination Megachurch suffered a measles outbreak in 2013, the church leader issued the following statement: “So I’m going to tell you what the facts are, and the facts are the facts, but then we know the truth. That always overcomes facts”
XEEYX TIL that "The Woodwright's Shop," a classic public television carpentry series, is still being filmed today and is in it's 37th season.