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TIL Pakistan is intolerant of gays, but has the highest search rates of gay porn on the Internet

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LkPQ9 TIL that the famous fossil Lucy was named after the Beatle’s song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” which was playing in the palaeontologist’s camp when she was unearthed
4XdEg TIL: The Greenland Shark does not reach maturity until 100 years old (avg. lifespan 200-400 years)
x64W1 TIL that Olympic medalist sprinter Usain Bolt named his daughter Olympia Lightning Bolt, and one of his sons is named Thunder Bolt.
RoZ7 TIL the number of syllables per line in the lyrics of “Lateralus” by Tool correspond to an arrangement of the Fibonacci numbers.
o5nA TIL that the NORAD Tracks Santa tradition started when a misprinted Sears ad for calling Santa directed to NORAD instead.