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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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p8nR4 TIL that Coca-Cola is the number one soft drink in the world in every country except for four countries, one being Cuba, another is North Korea, and the last is Myanmar, where they just entered the market. The final and most interesting is Scotland where Irn Bru reigns supreme.
4XroN TIL in 2009 a man in England broke into 72-year-old Frank Corti’s home and tried to rob him with a knife, but the retired boxer and Royal Engineer gave him a black eye and bloodied face instead.
D1Pr TIL that many marathons have a limit finishing time, after which a sweeper bus will come and pick up those who are still running.
kJoYd TIL Ancient Human populations in India and Europe were taller than the tallest modern countries
kJVmE TIL about Nigel, the "world's loneliest bird". He died isolated on an island next to a concrete replica that he considered his lover.