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TIL: Thirty-five percent of people are born without wisdom teeth. Experts believe they will eventually be gone.

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X06X6 TIL that 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Planet of the Apes were released on the exact same day in 1968
7roL TIL the German GSG9 counter-terrorist force has completed over 1,500 missions and yet only discharged a weapon five times.
16w5W TIL that Nike’s famous “Just Do It” slogan was inspired by murderer Gary Gilmore’s last words, moments before he was executed by a firing squad in 1977.
e4JE TIL “Suicide is Painless” is the M.A.S.H theme song, with words, written by the movie director’s 14 year old son, and that he has earned more than 1 million dollars while his dad only made 70K total.
NKvE TIL around 70,000 years ago the volcano Toba in Indonesia erupted and covered the earth with so much ash the sun was dimmed for 6 years. The population of early humans neared extinction and some studies indicate there were as few as 40 breeding pairs.