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TIL of Toussaint Louverture, the most prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution. Born a slave, his tactical brilliance and commitment to freedom resulted in the abolition of slavery in Haiti in 1793. His leadership saw the island emerge as the first independent republic in Latin America in 1804.

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Wk19B TIL Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins never felt lonely being in the spacecraft when waiting for Neil and Buzz on the moon. "The Columbia was a happy home. I had hot coffee. If I wanted, I had music. I trusted the machine."
DbBD TIL that Disney prevented a stonemason from engraving Winnie the Pooh on a young girl’s gravestone because it would violate Disney’s copyright
dD4Jd TIL that scenes for Gladiator, Band of Brothers, Children of Men, Thor and Coldplay’s The Scientist were all filmed in the same woodland in Surrey
BXWk TIL remains found in a peat bog in Florida in 1982 are over 8000 years old - predating the Pyramids by 3500 years.
6E1KQ TIL Salvador Dali would avoid paying restaurant bills by drawing on the checks. No one would cash the checks because the drawing would be too valuable.