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TIL Hemingway was three months sober when he killed himself in 1961

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JwY4 TIL there is a species of flatworm that after sex, if the female has been filled with unwanted sperm from an undesirable partner, it can double over, put its mouth over its genital opening, and suck the sperm back out. This gives the female control over who fertilises her eggs.
ADpjg TIL 2Pac was in talks with George Lucas for a role in Star Wars:Episode 1.The role was later taken by Samuel L Jackson.
WnkY TIL many German POWs captured by the Allies in WW2 were so horrified by footage of the Holocaust that they burned their uniforms and called on Germany to surrender, and even volunteered to join the fight against the Axis.
Wjed TIL sarcasm is believed to boost creativity in all parties involved in the conversation
rRNye TIL Fred Rogers found "Mister Robinson's Neighborhood," the SNL parody of his own show, to be amusing and affectionate.