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TIL All polar bears alive today can trace their ancestry back to one female brown bear who lived in Ireland

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oRlNA TIL about "The Genius Killer," Edward H. Rulloff, a serial killer with a genius-level intellect whose brain is on display at Cornell University. His last words were, "Hurry it up! I want to be in hell in time for dinner."
MYaW TIL that Diana Ross, who sang “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” lost her ex-husband to a mountain climbing accident years later.
AjNa TIL after killing President Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth’s spur was caught on an American flag when he jumped down to the stage causing him to break his leg
7rAWO TIL Ryan Gosling had no double for his pianist role in the La La Land movie. He learned to play the piano and all the musical compositions from scratch, in the 3 months before the movie was shot.
j6Lln TIL that some people in the Victorian era unwrapped mummies for entertainment