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TIL the realization that the random people you encounter each have complex lives of their own has a name: Sonder

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5VPm8 TIL that "responsibly sourced" human bones can be bought online. This is entirely legal in most US states, and bones can sell for as little as $23.
aAGL TIL that in the show Blues Clues, Steve is replaced by Joe because Steve moves to college on a hopscotch scholarship
0Z1 TIL a Monty Python sketch caused the word “spam” to become synonymous with unwanted messages.
1dNO TIL In 1989, a bottle, also from Thomas Jefferson’s collection, was valued at an astronomical $500,000 by its owner, William Sokolin. When Sokolin took the wine with him to a Margaux dinner at the Four Season Hotel, a waiter knocked the bottle over, breaking it. Insurers paid out $225,000.
yBVV TIL that the 33 men stuck underground for 69 days in the San Esteban Mining Company accident received zero compensation even though the mining company had very poor safety standards.