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TIL a Jew is over 5x more likely to suffer a hate crime than a Muslim in the United States

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p8JJA TIL of a man who retired at 61 and becames a perpetual hiker. Over 15 years he walked over 34,000 miles (55,000 KM). He became the first known person to hike the entire Appalachian Range in North America, from Newfoundland to the Keys and more and more.
N741e TIL that Queen Victoria was addicted to cocaine infused chewing gum
nbJd TIL that the 1940’s actress Gene Tierney had a child born deaf and developmentally disabled because Tierney contracted Rubella during her pregnancy from a fan who broke a Rubella quarantine and came in contact with her.
4XZ6R TIL The Lekki Conservation Center In Lekki, Nigeria, is an oasis of nature within the urban chaos of Lagos, and the suspended canopy walkway that rises over the reserve is the longest in all of Africa
6El0Q TIL That while only 30% of 16-24 year olds in the UK report having had sex before turning 16, 72% of them thought half or more of 16 year olds had had sex before turning 16