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TIL that over 2,000 children under the age of 5 die daily due to a lack of clean drinking water.

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Y7a0Z TIL: Wyatt Earp served as an unpaid technical consultant for Hollywood Westerns
9wk8G TIL the idea of grit made famous by Angela Duckworth's research and book on the subject has subsequently been found to be far weaker than she claimed and just a proxy for conscientiousness.
p8knA TIL Larry Hillblom, the H of DHL, regularly took "sex safari" trips to Asia to prey on underage girls. When he died in a plane crash, 4 of the illegitimate children he fathered were able to claim $50 million each from his estate.
wkaE TIL that ravens are the only birds to reconcile with members of their own species after fights to avoid future conflict
mxBdP TIL Haiku are supposed to focus on seasons and incorporate a Kireji (cutting word). What the Western world thinks are Haiku are actually Senryuu, everyday poems that are just 5-7-5 syllables.