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TIL: The Religion of John Frum, A small religion from Tanna, Vanuatu believes in a god that is depicted as an American G.I that will return to them from the sky.

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R54j TIL that a police officer offered to split a lottery ticket with a waitress at his favorite restaurant in Yonkers, NY in place of a tip. The ticket was a winner worth $6 million, which he split with her without hesitation. “If I say I’ll do something, I do it. I hope money never changes me.”
oRBe7 TIL the author of Peter Pan, JM Barrie was only 4ft10 as a result of psychogenic dwarfism. This growth disorder occurs between the ages of 2 and 15 and is brought on by extreme emotional deprivation or stress.
x69aw TIL there's a Hungarian town called God in a city called Samsung City
mxAMx TIL that the Cornish language became extinct but is now being revived by a growing number of enthusiasts.
8jbZ TIL that J.R.R.Tolkien (The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings) and C.S.Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia) were friends at Oxford. They organised a literary group for budding writers who would share their stories over lunch and a beer in the same pub every Tuesday.