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TIL that Kobe Bryant's Middle Name Is Bean

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OoVQL TIL that the name "Lucifer" means "bearer of Light". it is banned in New Zealand and in Germany, a couple wasn't allowed to use the name due to it's connotation with Satan and evil. While in USA, a record 13 baby boys were named this in 2016.
LQmVr TIL that George Boole, founder of Boolean logic, died after walking three miles in cold rain to give a lecture in wet clothes. He developed pneumonia and was treated by his wife with cold water, which worsened his condition and led to his death.
X0OaX TIL That the last Civil War pension was paid in 2020 to the daughter of a soldier who fought for both the Confederacy and Union.
yQ9JJ TIL when Volkswagen entered the US market in 1949, they only managed to sell two cars in their first year.
K0oB TIL Canada keeps out immigrants infected with HIV/AIDs, one of the most restrictive policies of major Western nations.