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TIL There are only between 150-300 kidnappings of children by strangers each year in the US. The other 200,000 kidnappings each year are by relatives.

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LwaZ TIL that authors J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis made a pact to write books on two topics. Lewis would take “space travel,” Tolkien “time travel”. Lewis completed his “space travel” trilogy, but Tolkien never finished his “time travel” books. Instead, Tolkien wrote “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
woZR8 TIL the Merina people are the Largest ethnic group of Madagascar. Their origins are a mix of Southeast Asians and Bantu Africans. The official language of Madagascar is Malagasy, spoken by 25 million people, originates from Indonesia
Z8GNB TIL: Every seed in an apple will grow a tree with a completely different type of apple. No relation to the parent apple the seeds come from!
yQxRV TIL bats were considered birds until the 1700s. Also whales and manatees were thought to be fish.
JNBk TIL that the Parrot fish eat coral and poop sand and are responsible for many of the islands and beaches of the Caribbean.