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TIL a man found a newborn baby in the subway, and when he was in family court to give a statement the judge surprised him by asking if he and his partner wanted to adopt. They said yes.

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N7Jdb Til that there is an anime adaptation of 'The Count of Monte Cristo'
R7w5w TIL in 1965 six boys from Tonga skipped school and 'borrowed' a boat. After a storm and 8 days adrift, they survived alone on a small rocky island for 15 months. They stayed friends and worked together to survive and stay fit. After their rescue they were jailed (shortly) for stealing the boat.
kOo7g TIL that ostriches are sexually aroused by humans.
6gjX TIL that the man who designed Saddam Hussein’s bunker was the grandson of the woman who designed Hitler’s.
J1YJ8 TIL that the late third president of the Republic of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, once held a press conference to proclaim that he only had one wife, Lucy Kibaki after rumors that a prominent businesswoman, Mary Wambui, was his second one.