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TIL that the lead singer of “The Village People” was actually straight.

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R7w5w TIL in 1965 six boys from Tonga skipped school and 'borrowed' a boat. After a storm and 8 days adrift, they survived alone on a small rocky island for 15 months. They stayed friends and worked together to survive and stay fit. After their rescue they were jailed (shortly) for stealing the boat.
16kar TIL that in the name of the element "Helium", the "-ium" prefix is typically only applied to metals, but the astronomer who discovered it & coined the name wasn't aware of the naming convention
VOO0 TIL during the filming of “Titanic” someone put the drug PCP in lobster chowder that was served to the cast and crew. 80 people were hospitalized with hallucinations. Upon hearing of this James Cameron made himself vomit before the effects of the drug fully kicked in.
78VVZ TIL the Métis language Michif combines the verbs from Cree and nouns from French (altered a bit). It is spoken in the Canadian prairies and the language is being revived.
wkrY TIL: there is a massive underground labyrinth under downtown Portland