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TIL fingerprints come in 3 types (loops, whorls & arches) and can be sorted by the Henry Classification System.

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NwP TIL 1/3 of LBGT Youth have attempted suicide, that 4 out 5 students in public schools do not have a supportive adult, 65% of LBGT students do not feel safe at school, 41% reported violence from peers, family or strangers, and 26% of LBGT youth that come out are told are kicked out of their homes…
78RYr TIL Members of the U.S. Army Special Ops and the FBI entered a room at the Revere Hotel in Boston. Finding a man sleeping, they handcuffed him, put him in the shower and interrogated him for 45 minutes before realizing the unassuming Delta pilot was the wrong guy.
j6BDj TIL Romans wiped their butts with a sea sponge on a stick that they kept in a bucket of salt water or vinegar.
dnR8 TIL Florida manatees have become dependent on warm water outflows of power plants, to the point that they have stopped migrating south during the winter. This becomes an issue when power plants shut down.
XE8MR TIL that Kenyans have won the gold medal in the Men's Steeplechase at every Olympics since 1984, including full medal sweeps in 1992 and 2004.