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TIL of the ATU Index, a system for classifying folktales from around the world by cross-culturally recurrent elements. The system now includes such types as "Persecuted Heroine", "Animal Bride", or "The Cat as Helper".

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XEO7r TIL that a woman walked 10,000 miles by herself through Asia and Australia. She carried underwear, a pocketknife, antibiotics, tea-tree oil, a solar-powered charger, a beacon, a BlackBerry, a satellite phone, Crocs, a compass, an emergency stash of amphetamines, and pink pajamas.
N7d76 TIL: A janitor at Kodak in the 1980s rose to be the company’s Chief Technology Officer
ODn1 TIL that Phil LaMarr, the actor who played Marvin in Pulp Fiction whom was famously shot in the face by accident, went on to be the voice of Hermes on Futurama, Samurai Jack and many more animated characters.
N7LWb TIL that there is no established reason why men have beards. Possible explanations include beards increasing attractiveness to women (inter-sexual selection) or increasing dominance amongst other males (intra-sexual selection) by signalling sexual maturity and increasing perceived jaw size.
v14a8 TIL that to watch the ball drop on New Year's Eve, revelers on Times Square are herded into pens. They have to stay in there for hours without any toilets, so many people wear adult diapers.