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TIL that in 1866, Mark Twain went surfing in Hawaii.

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rMLy TIL that the Holy See, the jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome is a permanent observer state of the United Nations and has used this status to oppose the adoption of a resolution on sexual orientation and gender identity proposed by the European Union in the General Assembly.
a5ko TIL that Tesla became a gambling addict, lost all his tuition money, dropped out of school and suffered a nervous breakdown.
e0me6 TIL That General Eisenhower wrote a personal letter of rebuke in case the D-day landings failed, in which he accepted full responsibility for the failure. He refused to blame the troops at all and commended them for their valour, intending to dedicate the letter to them if the landings failed.
R5rJw TIL that Daniel Day-Lewis was Peter Jackson's first choice for playing Aragorn in LOTR.
LA70 TIL that Islam allows abortion given that the pregnancy is a threat to the women’s life, in case of rape of foetal deformity or if the foetus is less than four months old.