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TIL the first reference of the phrase 'May the fourth be with you' being used was on May 4, 1979, the day after Margaret Thatcher was elected as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

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7Jo7 TIL a “micromort” is a unit given to the amount of times a person will die out of a million tries. For example, going skydiving is 9 micromorts, meaning that there is a 9/1,000,000 chance that a person will die after a trip.
B4Xk TIL the city of New York will pay for a one-way plane ticket for any homeless person if they have a guaranteed place to stay
oBKlK TIL about the world's only black flamingo. Despite hoaxes of blue flamingos, their colours only range from white to hues of pink depending on their diet. The black flamingo has melanism and is probably one of a kind.
VM1e8 TIL That in Boston in 1919, a tank containing 2.3 million gallons of molasses burst, flooding the streets,killing 21 and injuring over 150 people.
6rQw TIL of 14-year-old Marcos Ugarte. When his neighbor’s home went up in flames, he climbed a ladder held by his father, entered the burning home and saved an 8-year-old’s life who was trapped inside. He said, “I can’t say I really consider myself a hero. I think anyone would have done what I did.”