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TIL of an indigenous tribe in Brazil that only values personal experience and keeps no history.

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loJZ7 TIL that Mister Rogers, in 1968, hired the first black actor to have a recurring role on a children’s show --François Clemmons. Clemmons portrayed a police officer on Mister Rogers neighborhood.
B9pd TIL: In its January 1988 issue, Cosmopolitan ran a feature claiming that women had almost no reason to worry about contracting HIV. The piece claimed that unprotected sex with an HIV-positive man did not put women at risk of infection and went on to state that “most heterosexuals are not at risk”.
698GZ TIL A Judas goat is a trained goat that herds or leads its peers for humans. In stockyards, a Judas goat will lead sheep to slaughter, while its own life is spared. The term "Judas" comes from the New Testament of the Bible as a reference to Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus Christ.
LkYKV TIL over Newgrange, a prehistoric tomb in Ireland. It is pitch dark in the tomb the whole year, except for 15 min around Dec 21, when sunlight illuminates the niche in the front.
WkVQ9 TIL the only plane allowed to take off after all flights were grounded on 9/11 was carrying antivenin to a hospital. It was escorted by two fighter jets and is credited with saving the man's life.