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TIL that the famed mystery author Agatha Christie was an avid surfer, and first learned the sport in 1922. She is thought to be the first western woman to stand up on a surfboard.

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XEWN6 TIL that only 2 foreigners reached the rebel army's highest rank "comandante" during the Cuban revolution. One of them was Che Guevara. The other was a American soldier named William A. Morgan. He joined the revolution in 1957, claiming to seek revenge for a friend who was killed by Batista's regime
1aXY8 TIL Brazil has a thriving Southern Confederate ex-pat community that hold festivals every April
LkBJ9 TIL there is a song called "Bad Company" released in 1974 by the band Bad Company, which was on their debut album called Bad Company
E1jVW Today I learned you shouldn't give Asprin to children and teenagers after chickenpox or the flu, it can cause or exacerbate Reye's syndrome
9Y1rp TIL, that human canines are not for tearing and ripping meat. Instead, our ancestors used them to fight male rivals for mating rights.