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TIL That approximately 460,000 children go missing every year in the USA.

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gMV9W TIL In the past, Aboriginal people tapped the Eucalyptus gunnii to allow the sap, resembling maple syrup, to collect in hollows in the bark or at the base of the tree. Ever-present yeast would ferment the liquid to an alcoholic, cider-like beverage.
9wMkB TIL Salem's eerie landmark, the Witch House, never housed witches. It was home to Judge Jonathan Corwin, known as "the hanging judge" from the Salem witch trials of the late 1600s, where 19 people were sentenced to death.
pYZNA TIL dogs actually have a sense of humour and sometimes do things because they know its funny
W7ewB TIL that Sir Isaac Newton invented the cat door. He cut a hole in his door to let his cat in and out, inadvertently creating the first pet door.
loYb1 TIL Back in the 1980s, American Airlines sold unlimited lifetime first-class tickets to 28 people.