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TIL: That 40% of white men and 50% of black men will be arrested at least once for non traffic offences before the age of 23 in the USA

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x6e8B TIL the reason the Chicago World’s Fair buildings don’t exist anymore is that they were made of [fortified] Plaster of Paris
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a8EYb TIL that a genetic mutation made the Arabian Peninsula population lactose tolerent and able to survive on camel milk and live in arid climate. This was a factor in early Muslims' victories over the Persian and Roman empires as Arab fighters could launch raids before retreating deep into the desert
rp01 TIL that both Mama Cass (from the Mamas & the Papas) and Keith Moon (from The Who) died in the same apartment owned by singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson.
JDX1 TIL in 1998, a woman hit and killed a cyclist when she was distracted by her Tamagotchi.