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TIL new data shows that black kids who have just one black teacher in 3rd thru 5th grades decreased their chances of dropping out by 39%

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a8keM TIL of Bamboo torture, where a victim would be tied above young bamboo shoots, Over several days, the sharp, fast-growing shoot would first puncture, then completely penetrate the victim's body, eventually emerging through the other side.
WkkWY Investigating diseases of prehistory
oBlj8 TIL all toads are frogs, but not all frogs are toads
yQMVX TIL Visitors are not allowed to scatter ashes of the loved ones at Disney World or Disneyland. This seems to be a real problem particularly around the Haunted Mansion attraction.
e0QQ5 TIL that a Venice-like city in present-day Micronesia was built in the 8th or 9th century and abandoned by the 17th century.