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TIL Retta’s (Dona Meagle from Parks and Recreation) aunt, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is the President of Liberia; the first female head of state in Africa.

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XEebP TIL that, although the ancient Greeks had a myth in which Prometheus is tied to a rock and his liver is eaten every day by an eagle, we did NOT actually learn about "liver regeneration" (the liver's remarkable ability to regenerate itself) until the 19th century.
d6M7 TIL of the Sagrada Familia: A church in Barcelona that has been under construction for over 130 years, and is still not expected to be complete by 2026 at the earliest estimate.
pyJZ TIL that the creators of the Curious George children’s books, Hans and Margret Rey, fled Paris on bikes only hours before it fell to the Nazi’s
BK0L TIL J.R.R. Tolkien would begin his lecture series on Beowulf by loudly reciting the beginning lines of the poem…in the original Anglo-Saxon language.
Lk8Jv TIL that over the last decade, there have been at least 15 cases of athletes who have died from over-hydration during sporting events. Too much fluid consumption can cause serious health issues by diluting the sodium in the blood, which creates a swelling of the brain and lungs