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TIL Some people do not have wisdom teeth because of a random mutation that occurred thousands of years ago.

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9YG0M TIL "Buffalo Gals" [The song sung by Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed in the movie "It's a Wonderful Life"] was written about the prostitutes of Canal St. in Buffalo N.Y., the Wickedest Street in the World with its “ladies “of the fancy ways.”"
6EPwX TIL of the Gympie Gympie or suicide plant Dendrocnide moroides, its hairs can penetrate protective gear. It has a crippling neurotoxin that can last from days to years. Brushing your hand against it can make you throw up from the pain. Using it as toilet paper has made people shoot themselves
DQXvg TIL that at the 1996 Summer Olympics Men’s 5000 metres race, for the first time in history all medalists were from Africa, with Burundi winnings its first gold medal, and Kenya and Morocco winning silver and bronze respectively.
X0oND TIL of the Manila Massacre during WWII when Japanese troops conducted mop-up operations in Manila, killing over 54,000 Filipinos, including children. Pregnant women had their bellies ripped open and fleeing civilians were executed.
X0mbX TIL - Esperanto is the most successful constructed international auxiliary language, and the only such language with a sizeable population of native speakers!