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TIL In 2005 Benedict Cumberbatch was abducted and held at gunpoint by armed men in South Africa. After being let go he was eventually rescued by a stranger. He commented: “It taught me that you come into this world as you leave it, on your own. It’s made me want to live a life less ordinary.”

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yVblw TIL the president of Haiti was assassinated in 2021 and the perpetrators are still unknown
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mxdvP TIL That August 1st is International Childfree Day. And was originally created in 1973 to celebrate people who voluntarily choose not to have children.
D1Z6D TIL that "Reverend" is an adjective (meaning revered or respected), not a noun. A clergyperson is properly referred to as "The Reverend (name)", not simply "Reverend (name)"
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