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TIL The International Chopin Piano Competition has been held every five years since 1955. It is one of the few competitions devoted entirely to the works of a single composer

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EAKo TIL the existence of the name ‘Wendy’ in Britain is attributed to the character of the same name in Peter Pan.
rNJeo TIL in 2023 a massive pumpkin named ‘Michael Jordan’ squashed the world record for the heaviest gourd at the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in California. Travis Gienger, a Minnesota horticultural teacher, earned $30,000 in prize money. His 2,749lb pumpkin beat the previous record by 47lb.
W7rdo TIL In 1995, a boy was discovered with blood containing no trace of his father’s DNA due to an extremely rare case of partial human parthenogenesis, where the mother’s egg cell divided just prior to fertilization, making parts of his body genetically fatherless.
VNo8 TIL that George R. R. Martin was a writer and producer on the 1980’s TV series Beauty and the Beast, starring Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman
dDDNZ TIL the first indoor mall in the US was opened in 1955 in Wisconsin