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TIL since the popularity of the Brazilian bikini wax became mainstream, pubic lice have become an endangered species

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16Q4P TIL since 1850, more than 5,000 individuals have attempted to cross Niagara Falls, either intentionally (as stunts or suicide attempts) or accidentally. Of these, only 16 have survived.
rnp1 TIL that dropping a bomb from a balloon is, to this day, a violation of the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, although there is no such prohibition for dropping a bomb from an aircraft
KYjkw TIL that skeptical investigator Mick West co-founded Neversoft and was the lead programmer of the first five Tony Hawk's Pro Skater titles.
5wvB TIL that an Akita dog named Hachiko was so loyal to his owner that he waited for his owner for 9 years until he died. His owner would take the train to work and back, and Hachiko greeted him every time he came back. Even after his owner died of a hemmorhage at work, Hachiko thought he’d come back…
wo5wo TIL Eric Clapton grew up thinking his mother was his sister, his grandmother was his mother, and his step-grandfather was his father