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TIL that despite "deadbeat dads" being a popular term, noncustodial mothers are 33% MORE likely to not make child support payments than noncustodial fathers.

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a8wEy TIL about one of the first recorded non-binary people, the "Public Universal Friend"
neV1Y TIL of Waleed Khan, a 16 year old boy from Pakistan who survived being shot five times in the face at the age of 12 when 6 Taliban Militants attacked his school, killing 149 people including 132 school children.
Oo58L TIL the oldest bank account in the world belongs to Uthman Ibn Affan from 1400 years ago
PYWXL TIL the song 'Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)' was originally written as an anti-LSD track. Kenny Rogers covered it, leading to it becoming a counter-culture hit and a long-lasting representation of the late 60's psychedelic era.
b98mp TIL that tasmanian devil babies can be called imps