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TIL Croissants are Austrian, not French.

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VGM4 TIL that 1 in 200 US births are to mothers who report that they have never had sex. Relative to “non-virgin” mothers not only do these mothers report lower communication from their parents about sex/contraception, but they were also younger and more likely to have signed chastity pledges.
5YJvn TIL of Willie Sutton, a bank robber in the early 1900’s who stole an estimated 2 million over a 40 year career. He never robbed a bank with a loaded gun because he didn’t want anyone to get hurt, and allegedly never robbed a bank when a woman screamed or a baby cried. He escaped prison 3 times
8e194 TIL that Les Grands Buffets, an all you can eat buffet in France is one of the highest earning restaurants in France having made €24 million euros in revenue in 2023.
jNROa TIL in 1988, a retired police officer found Cyril Smith, British MP with 144 accusations of child molestation and abuse, in a home with a sex offender and two drunk teenage boys. The officer was threatened to be prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act by the UK government. Nothing happened.
rP1o TIL that ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ is rated out of 11 instead of 10 on IMDb because of the famous scene from the film