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TIL about 20% of Australians are descendants of convicts.

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b96j7 TIL in 2015 James McElvar, a Scotsman, decided to wear all the clothes from his bag (12 layers of clothing!) during a flight to avoid taking the bag and paying a £45 baggage fee. He fell ill during the flight; paramedics said he was "lucky to be alive".
WkmeN TIL about Project GUNMAN, the discovery of primitive keylogging technology installed by the KGB into the IBM Selectric typewriters used in the US Embassy in Moscow, enabling the Soviets to steal US secrets for eight years.
oBeyY TIL Domino's Pizza added human engine sound to silent electric scooter in the Netherlands
nWLRo TIL that Spanish and Hispanic American cultures don’t have a Tooth Fairy. They have El Ratoncito Pérez (Perez the Little Mouse) or Ratón Pérez (Perez Mouse)
pYZX8 TIL: When serving in the Illinois Militia, Abraham Lincoln went from Capitan to Private in one move.