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TIL River and Joaquin Phoenix spent a significant portion of their childhood in a sex cult known as Children of God and later, The Family International.

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p8WlZ TIL that X% of Y is the same as Y% of X, so for example 32% of 50 is the same as 50% of 32, which is 16.
loWla TIL a Michigan left is an at-grade intersection design that replaces each left turn at an intersection between a (major) divided roadway and a secondary (minor) roadway with the combination of a right turn followed by a U-turn, or a U-turn followed by a right turn, depending on the situation
WkQd9 TIL - Some early forms of corn were only edible as popcorn. The Aztecs were making popcorn from wild corn prior to making flour from corn.
VRX0 TIL that there are some females who have one extra type of cone (4 instead of 3) and can therefore see 100x the amount of colors regular people can. [tetrachromacy]
9YZLm TIL Germany does not have a Court Martial. Soldiers who commit crimes are tried in civilian court.