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TIL Patti Lyle Collins who worked at Dead Letter Office (Mail Recovery Center) in the 19th century could decipher miswritten addresses and names; and she even deciphered waterlogged letters

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neerb TIL in 2010 North Korea faked a TV broadcast of the World Cup showing that they won the gold medal
nP9d TIL that Leonard Nimoy appeared in public as Spock only once. After needing police rescue from thousands seeking autographs, he did not repeat the experience.
xl0g TIL Whaling is illegal in Oklahoma, even though there aren’t any
oRy18 TIL that all of the original "Mercury Seven" astronauts were the eldest or only sons of their family. All were raised in small towns & all were married w/ children. All were (white) protestants, and four were their fathers' namesakes. All had attended post-secondary institutions in the 1940s.
m14eo TIL ; Illegal child labor is on the rise in a tight job market | CNN Business