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TIL that "Sherpa" is an ethnic group, and not a job title for those assisting people with climbing mountains.

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kOMym TIL About a man who tried to purchase a 5-year old online before fleeing to Canada. He was eventually brought back to the U.S. to face charges. His name is Patrick Molesti.
9YAD TIL alcohol and tobacco are more harmful than many illegal drugs, including Marijuana, LSD, and Ecstasy
D1dpD TIL that you are 30 times more likely to laugh if you're with another person than when alone. When solitary, people are much more likely to talk to themselves or smile than to laugh. In conversation, speakers are 46 percent more likely to laugh than their audiences are.
QNN1d TIL in 1868 Australia’s first touring cricket company consisted of 13 Aboriginal men from the Jardwadjali, Gunditjimara and Wotjobaluk nations in Australia. The men traveled to England to play 47 matches and were coached / captained by ex all-England cricketer Charles Lawrence
a86bJ TIL Superdollars still exist and new "editions" are are discovered every year. They are of such high-quality it's suspected they are produced by a Nation or State actor.