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TIL that after the passing of Paul Kalanithi and Nina Riggs, who both chronicled their terminal illnesses, their respective surviving spouses ended up falling in love with each other and are currently together.

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WkXQL TIL that 17th century pirate Laurens de Graaf married a woman after she threatened to shoot him for insulting her. She had challenged him to a duel to avenge her dead husband. When he drew his sword, she drew her gun. Laurens said he couldn’t fight a woman and proposed to her out of admiration.
dL6j TIL that a toy store owner saw a cartoon which recounted Teddy Roosevelt’s refusal to shoot an old injured bear a guide had tied to a tree for him to kill. From that moment forward he called his toy bears “Teddy Bears”.
OGEQX TIL that the name "Wu-Tang" for the Wu-Tang Clan was inspired by the 1983 martial arts film Shaolin and Wu Tang, directed by Gordon Liu. The movie depicts two rival martial arts schools, the Shaolin and the Wu-Tang, with themes of strength, loyalty, and unity that resonated with the group.
LQjLr TIL IKEA’s founder, Ingvar Kamprad, had dyslexia, so he used Swedish names instead of numbers for products—making them easier to remember and now a signature part of the brand.
d8RjZ TIL there is a famous Irish Dolphin called “Fungie the Dingle Dolphin” who has been seeking human contact since 1983 which is rare for wild Dolphins. He also possesses an extremely strange diet for a dolphin, consisting primarily of garfish and is the only known Dolphin to eat them