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TIL that An astounding 47 percent of the residents of the city of Detroit are functionally illiterate.

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epk04 TIL about Jean Meslier, a French Catholic priest who was discovered, upon his death, to have written a book-length philosophical essay promoting atheism and materialism.
BgQlW TIL that actor Nicholas Galitzine, who plays Prince Charming in Cinderella and Prince Henry in Red, White and Royal Blue, is the son of an actual prince (Prince Geoffrey Galitzine of the House of Golitsyn)
neJAY TIL caller ID spoofing is LEGAL in the United States. I wonder why carriers lack the technology to detect and block spoofed numbers
XEowX TIL that some ants develop as 'undertakers,' carrying dead bodies and waste away from the colony, and exhibit different behavioral patterns than the rest of the colony.
9G6 TIL that there is a tree that can “walk” to to reach light