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TIL nearly 8 in 10 Americans grew up with at least 1 sibling, making siblings a more ubiquitous presence in early life than fathers.

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vGGx TIL: There is a Harvard/Oxford educated doctor that has been running a free TB/HIV clinic in Port au Prince since the 2010 earthquake and she receives no compensation for her work.
Mel8 TIL that the modern Olympics used to have competitions in the arts alongside athletics. They included architecture, painting, music, sculpture and literature.
L0jQ TIL only Two words in English Contain all the Vowels in Order: ‘Facetiously’ and 'Abstemiously’
yQjwe TIL that two window-washers and a health food store owner founded Unadulterated Food Products in 1972. After creating a batch of apple juice that accidentally fermented in the bottle and caused the caps to snap off, they began calling the drink Snapple which later became the company name.
QJPEE TIL in 2001, a man wrestled a 7-foot bull shark to save his nephew's severed arm, which was later successfully sewn back on in a hospital.