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TIL that, in order to test the effectivenes of their program, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America intentionally left nearly 500 at-risk children on an 18 month long wait list to compare their behaviors to those children placed with a mentor.

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wdW6 TIL that an estimated ¼ of black swan pairings are male-male, stealing eggs and forming temporary threesomes to get eggs.
N8gP TIL the largest embassy in the world is the U.S embassy in Iraq. It is nearly as large as Vatican City, employs 15,000 people, and cost $750 million to build.
a8kGA TIL that during an official visit, after Queen Elizabeth apologized on behalf of a horse farting in front of them, former french President Jacques Chirac replied "No worries, I thought it was the horse."
Ypj4B TIL in addition to being a solid NBA player, Andrei Kirilenko is a huge World of Warcraft fan and got a full-back WOW tattoo. Also, his wife allowed him to cheat on her once per year.
OQER TIL that the XXX on old and cartoon moonshine jugs indicates it was run through the still 3 times. (one for each)