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TIL of Bobby Dunbar, a 4 year old who disappeared in 1912. 8 months later, he was supposedly found & returned to his family. In 2004, dna proved that the boy wasn’t Bobby. It’s unknown what happened to Bobby & who the little boy who lived as Bobby actually was.

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BgdLW TIL countries have different standards for how much is in a shot of liquor.
X0JQR TIL that there was a religious group called the Church of Euthanasia, the only religion in the world that is against human existence. It teaches that humans can only save the planet by killing themselves or not having any children. However, it draws the line at outright murder and genocide.
8a9b8 TIL of a meteorite originating from the Mars moon Phobos that fell on the territory of a russian military base in Yemen in 1980. It contains the mineral Florenskiite, not found anywhere else on Earth.
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8a6PZ TIL that in 1971, burglars broke into an FBI office by writing a note that said “Please don’t lock this door tonight” and plastering it onto the front door. It worked and they stole several files.