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TIL that president John Tyler’s grandson is still alive.

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PY7QL TIL of John William Godward, an English painter who committed suicide at the age of 61 and left a note stating: "the world is not big enough for [both] myself and a Picasso”. Godward was a neo-classic painter; his style of painting had declined with the rise of modern art.
NReb TIL That the “point-and-call” method used by Japanese train employees reduces worker error rates by up to 85%
jJap TIL The Final Countdown’s 2000 dance remix had a misprint leading to countdown being spelt as cuntdown
EJ0w TIL Jimmy Wales founded a porn site in order to acquire the initial funding to create Wikipedia.
56DB TIL the chills experienced when listening to music is a result of the brain releasing dopamine – this occurs when a piece of music moves you, or when in anticipation of the peak moment during a song.