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TIL that a large percentage of native Jamaicans have Irish ancestry due to the large influx of “Irish Slaves” between the 15th and 18th century.

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QmEe TIL that a man sneezed out the tip (penny sized) of a toy dart while at his computer. It had been lodged unknowingly in his nasal cavity for 44 years. He had to confirm with his mom…
x67ao TIL about the 2001 Firestone Firehawk 600, the only race in the history of the CART series ever to be cancelled for safety reasons after multiple drivers nearly fainted in practice from sustained high G-forces from racing at over 230 miles per hour.
W74gA TIL in my cyber security class that tracking pizza deliveries to the Pentagon could reveal classified information:0 Apparently a sudden spike in late-night orders usually happens before a military operation or crisis.
OG64 TIL that there is a website that tells people the best time they should go and pee when watching a movie in cinema so they don’t miss any important scene.
eBQ5 TIL Dr. Seuss wrote and illustrated a book for adults featuring ample female nudity. “I attempted to draw the sexiest babes I could, but they came out looking absurd.”