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TIL that sex offenders are the least likely to re-offend of all criminals, despite being the most stigmatized type of criminal.

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Rd07 TIL that the name for the coffee company “Starbucks” comes from Captain Ahab’s first mate in the classic novel Moby Dick, who was named Starbuck.
5k7k TIL there were two David S Cohen’s on the production of Futurama so the co-creator changed his name to David X Cohen because the Writer’s Guild prevents two people of the same name working on the same production.
4XZAN TIL that we have effectively cured an extremely common form of cancer: chronic myelogenous leukemia
nW5ar TIL that graduation caps are derived from a biretta, a hat commonly worn by Roman Catholic clergymen in the 14th and 15th century.
0w4wR TIL the location of the world's tallest tree is kept secret to keep the tree safe.