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TIL that in 2006, a baby girl named Amillia Taylor was born prematurely at just 21 weeks and 6 days—well before the usual threshold of viability. She survived and grew up healthy, baffling medical experts.

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VMPDB TIL that among the horrified audience who watched the television premiere of the apocalyptic nuclear war movie "Threads" on BBC was a kid named Charlie Brooker. He later cited the bleak and plausible future presented by Threads as an influence in creating the dystopian world of Black Mirror.
Roy4 TIL that each Oscar Award loser receives a consolation gift bag full of freebies. This year’s gift bag was worth over $55,000.
LQDkm TIL that there's only been 1 documented serial killer in the Philippines: Juan Severino Mallari, a Catholic priest who was hanged in 1840 after confessing to 57 murders. He believed that his mother was cursed, and that killing people could cure his mother of her illness.
x69wg TIL in 1915 tipping was so unpopular that 6 states made it illegal to do so.
P1xvE TIL the Indonesia Volcano Erupted earlier today-