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TIL A five year old boy passed a Microsoft exam to become the youngest person to become a Microsoft Certified Professional

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y86v TIL John Stockwell estimated over 6 million people had been killed due to CIA covert ops back in 1987.
wLgWJ TIL There was an influx of Western tourists to Boracay after German writer Jens Peter called it "paradise on Earth" in his 1978 book. In the 1980s, the island became popular as a budget destination for backpackers. By the 1990s, Boracay's beaches were being acclaimed as the best in the world
Z8JeB TIL There was a second Fukushima nuclear power plant (Fukushima Daini), 10km to the south, that suffered the same crippling tsunami damage but was saved from meltdown by a capable leader and heroic staff.
eBab TIL the fear of palindromes is aibohphobia
7rbLX TIL that falling in love costs you, on average, two of your closest friends