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TIL there are hundreds of mysterious tiles placed all over the world, the ominous message unknown

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Eeww TIL in 2001 Robin Williams befriended Koko the Gorilla. When told of his death, she signed the word for “Cry” and continued to be somber the rest of the day.
OGYKX TIL The US Geologic Survey analyzes twitter data that can often identify earthquakes faster than their own sensors as well as filter out false positives from their sensors.
X04RD TIL that the famous James Bond theme (first heard in 1962 in Dr. No) was source of a long running dispute between John Barry and Monty Norman. Norman had originally written a song for a musical adaptation of V. S. Naipaul's novel A House for Mr Biswas which was the inspiration.
4XJOJ TIL sugar can twist light, and has been used in calibrating instruments that detect the rotation of light.
jjWN TIL Shoichi Yokoi was among the last three Japanese holdouts to be found after the end of WW2 in 1945, discovered in the jungles of Guam in January 1972, almost 28 years after US forces had regained control of the island in 1944.