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TIL That Captain Underpants has twice topped the list of banned books in America

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p81aA TIL people are making Money Right under Our Noses on YouTube (Just found out about this)
Qlap TIL Singapore is the only country in the history of the modern world to gain independence against its own will.
J7ok TIL a family of Turkish villagers naturally walk with a bear crawl and are the sole specimens of natural Quadrupedalism in humans
ne1JG TIL there are robotic stuffed animals made specifically for senior citizens suffering from cognitive impairment and decline. Meant to reproduce many actions and sounds of real animals they provide comfort for those unable to care for real pets much less themselves.
OoDme TIL the farthest a person has ever fallen and survived is at least 33,330 feet. Serbian flight attendant Vesna Vulovic was blown out of a plane when a bomb went off in its baggage compartment in 1972. She had no memory of the event and wasn't afraid to fly afterward.