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TIL people are marrying avatars on their Replika app.

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91rB TIL only one year ago scientists discovered that there are 3 trillion trees on Earth, seven times more than it was previously assumed
l4A5 TIL about Jewish ballerina Franceska Mann who in 1943 while being forced to disrobe at Auschwitz for delousing distracted a SS guard, stole his pistol and shot him dead.
16BlW TIL that although the Superfight between Muhammad Ali and Rocky Marciano was simulated (with ketchup being used as fake blood), Ali nonetheless felt legitimately hurt, from some of the dramatised punches that Marciano threw at him.
kOZEd TIL fines were introduced to decrease the number of parents late to pickup their child from school. This actually doubled them, because people felt their tardiness was okay because they paid the fine for it.
7xMP TIL R Kelly’s had his first girlfriend at 8 years old. She was murdered by some other children when she was pushed into a creek and drowned. Her last words were his name.