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TIL that MTV’s 16 and pregnant has been linked to a decrease in teen pregnancies

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awOlA TIL that the reason that pubs in England have such weird names goes back to medieval times, when most people were illiterate, but could recognize symbols. This is why they have names like Boot and Castle, or Fox and Hound.
ep5Dk TIL of Marcus McDilda, an American pilot who was captured two days after Hiroshima was bombed. He was tortured and interrogated about how many atomic bombs America had, and knowing nothing about their existence, lied and said America had 100 and would destroy Tokyo and Kyoto within several days.
RXWl TIL When the Titanic sunk, the official investigation declared that it went down in one piece, despite the reports of survivors that they witnessed the breakup. Only in 1985 when the wreck was discovered were the survivors stories finally confirmed.
GYKyj TIL the Jewish population of Iran purchased the tomb of Esther and Mordechai to mark 2500 years since the Edict of Cyrus
neJWb TIL jumps are classified by what kind of foot transfer happens. You hop on one foot, you leap from one foot to the other. Jumping is two feet to two feet. Assemble is jumping from two feet but landing on one, and Sissonne is jumping from one foot and landing on two.