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TIL a study shows your postcode is more likely to affect your future more than genetics. There is a website that compares English postcodes.

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D1AjD TIL A group of feral cats is called a destruction
RXv9 TIL that on April 18, 1930, the BBC reported, “There is no news.” They played piano music instead.
a8LdL TIL in 2017, a couple and a un-housed man faked an online donation story about him giving his last $20 to help the woman in need. They raised $400K but spent it on a BMW, vacations, and luxury items. The scam unraveled when the man sued the couple for withholding money, exposing the hoax.
4XZYX TIL the iconic Jason Voorhees "whisper sound" in the Friday the 13th films is "ki" and "ma", shortened from "kill mommy"
JbMv TIL: “Doctors can use the foreskins of circumcised infants to grow skin for burn victims. Just one foreskin can create 23,000 square meters of skin”