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TIL "yt ppl" refers to “white people”

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nWVj9 TIL Montecristo cigars are named after the classic novel because cigar rollers at the time were read to for entertainment whilst working and ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ was a favourite among the staff.
yVgmM TIL: In Switzerland, one of the world's base jumping hotspots, every year 1 in 60 base jumpers die. (source in german)
p8MdQ TIL that the world premiere of Handel's Messiah sold so many tickets that the audience was asked to leave their swords and hooped skirts at home. Jonathan Swift thought it the piece was blasphemous and threatened to publicly forbid singers from St. Patrick’s Cathedral from participating.
ADg6l TIL that all male Astronauts going to the International Space Station from Russia are required to pee on a bus tire prior to launch. A tradition started by Yuri Gagarin.
ykyl TIL there is a group of dog breeders attempting to bring back the look of the dire wolf