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TIL that around half the posts (51.52%) on the front page are reposts of previosuly overlooked original content

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m1POo TIL, in Bhutan, people do not recognize, and many do not know, their individual birthdays. Everyone in the country turns another year older together each January 1st.
Awlw TIL there is a charity you can donate your wedding gown to and they will have it converted into multiple gowns for families who have lost a baby. The gown is used for final photos and the burial.
1aAQX TIL the first firemen to respond to the Chernobyl meltdown stood above the burning core, which emitted radiation at 30,000 roentgen per hour. When they died a few weeks later, their bodies were so radioactive they were buried in coffins made of lead with the lids welded shut.
nWWMr TIL that nearly one-fifth of the population of Brampton, Ontario has Punjabi as its mother tongue
d8bnd TIL Robin Williams and Bobcat Goldthwait used to appear together at comedy clubs under the names “Jack Cheese” and “Marty Fromage”