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TIL there is a four year old hippo and a 130 year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve that are best friends. The sleep and play together

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ZmKD TIL that Jehovah’s Witnesses have the lowest retention rate of any religious tradition in the United States. Only 37% of those who were raised in the faith claim membership as adults. They also have nearly the lowest average income and level of educational attainment.
ZEp TIL that despite rising US government spending on the Drug War, opiate production has increased by 380%, Heroin has gotten cheaper and more potent, Crystal Meth and Oxycodone abuse has exploded, and the HIV pandemic has accelerated in underground environments like prison
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XGKP TIL the modern Ouija Board got its name by asking the board what it should be called
wAQJ TIL that when Nadia Comaneci achieved the first perfect 10.00 score in gymnastics, the scoreboard wasn’t even capable of showing 2 digits. Instead it showed 1.00