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TIL I learned that the ‘zip’ in 'zip code’ stands for 'zone improvement plan’

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kJPdm TIL in the late 1990s, a Paraguayan girl emerged from a coma; when given a wish, she chose a trip to Ohio to see the Hayes Presidential Center.
6E9WW TIL that verbs comprise approximately 75% of the Cherokee language, as opposed to only 25% of the English language. Verbs must contain at minimum a pronominal prefix, a verb root, an aspect suffix, and a modal suffix.
v7OK TIL in Japan almost half of young Japanese (18 to 34) are virgins
pOke TIL that “Peter Pan” is the only UK copyright which has been extended in perpetuity, meaning Great Ormond Street Hospital can recieve royalties forever. This has earned it the name “The Copyright which never grows up”
jXvp TIL There is a prevalent african myth that sex with a virgin will cure HIV/AIDS. Because of this, one million women and children are raped each year.