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KOZQE TIL about the Anti-Superstition Society of Chicago who, in 1962, awarded John Glenn (occupant of the 13th capsule in space) with a gold watch with each number replaced with the number 13. There were 13 senators attending, each paid $13.13 to be there, and it was held on Friday the 13th.
wxo7 TIL Pat Morita fought tuberculosis at a young age which resulted in him being in a body cast on and off from ages 2-11 and being told he would never walk, some of you might better know him as Mr.Miyagi from the Karate Kid films or Arnold from Happy Days
Y7d87 TIL in British English they say "pyjamas" instead of "pajamas".
8aWKP TIL Thomas Young, a brilliant polymath, is known as "The Last Man Who Knew Everything." Some of his contributions include discovering the wave theory of light, describing elasticity, inventing the tuning method of musical instruments and many more....
OGZV7 TIL Finnish radio has a channel broadcasting current news in Latin