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TIL that in 2000 a doctor was driven from her home by vandals who were confused between paedophile and paediatrician and thought she was a child molester.

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N7LDe TIL with the exceptions of manatees and sloths, all mammals have 7 cervical vertebrae, or neck bones.
v145L TIL of "Hammer" Simwinga, a Zambian man who has helped stop poaching in North Luangwa Nat'l Park. Most villages near the park relied on poaching for income. Simwinga eliminated the need for poaching for 35K+ people in 60 villages by teaching sunflower planting, beekeeping, & sustainable farming.
aYQJ TIL body odor is worse when wearing polyester because of Micrococcus, a type of bacteria that flourishes on polyester
nQgb TIL that Harold Holt, Australia’s prime minister, went swimming one day and was never seen again
gMxj9 TIL Astronaut James B. Irwin, who walked on the moon in 1971, later became a minister who was involved in six unsuccesseful expeditions to search for traces of Noah's Ark. Irwin had a history of heart trouble and was the first to die of the 12 men who walked on the moon