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TIL that in Germany children are literally thrown out of preschools on their last day as a fun celebration of moving on to school

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WkYD9 TIL that in the 70’s, missionary Daniel Everett came to a brazilian indigenous tribe to try to convert them. Instead, they “deconverted” him to atheism.
96WM TIL Coca-Cola is worth more than Pepsi, Starbucks, Budweiser, and Red Bull combined.
emDg TIL that Coldest Place On Earth Recorded ‘Soul-Crushing’ -135.8 Degrees In the Middle of Antarctica Setting World Record. The old record had been about seven degrees warmer at -128.6 (-89.2 Celsius).
Kx1E TIL In 1989, a NY contractor decided to buy the contents of a storage container. He paid under $100 for what he would soon discover was the white Lotus Esprit submarine-car used in the James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me. The car was bought at auction by Elon Musk for $1 million.
0w9j TIL The founder of “5-Hour-Energy”, Manoj Bhargava, is the richest Indian in the Us, and gives 90% of his earnings to charity.