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TIL that in the Siberian wilderness lives a woman named Agafia Laikov, a 70 old woman who is the last survivor of a ultra orthodox sect that fled Stalins prosecution and had no contact with outsiders for 40 years, not hearing about world war2 until the 1980’s

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epgrL TIL: There was a funded scientific study on how watching anime affected IQ and human behavior among teens and young adults. It is shown that, on average Anime viewers score higher on IQ tests and general knowledge than non viewers. However, half of anime viewers have a diminished social life.
KYKmJ TIL women are more likely to exhibit more subtle “vulnerable narcissistic” traits and will respond to perceived slights by engaging in emotionally hurtful behaviours: making threats to end friendships, spreading pernicious rumours, and socially alienating their peers from friendship groups
LQr0Z TIL Patrick Swayze’s Vietnam draft lottery number of 141 was called in 1970, but he quite probably avoided the draft due to a career ending knee injury he received while playing high school football.
KZyB TIL The largest ransom ever paid to a single individual was to the Spanish conquistador, Francisco Pizarro, by the Inca Empire before their leader, Atahualpa, the victim, was executed in 1532. The ransom payment of a “roomful of gold” was probably over $2 billion in today’s economic markets.
9YMJ6 TIL the same voice actor, Frank Welker, has consistently been the voice of Fred from Scooby Doo for the past 50 years