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TIL that 65% of Harvard freshmen are still virgins

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X6v6 TIL in Nara prefecture, Japan, deers and people lived in harmony for 1300 years. You can see deers all over the city. They are called “bowing deers” because they bow to people to get food.
E1myP TIL about Sarah Rector, who became rich at 12 due to an oil strike on her land. The Oklahoma Legislature declared her to be a white person in 1913, so that she would be allowed to travel in first-class accommodations on the railroad, as befitted her position.
8OeP TIL the dish Chicken Tikka Masala originated from Glasgow, Scotland
X0JME TIL that Clyde Barrow (of Bonne & Clyde) personally wrote a letter to Henry Ford telling him what a great getaway car the V8 was.
kO974 TIL about Amanda "Powerhouse" Lucas, George Lucas' eldest daughter. She was a professional MMA fighter for six years until she retired to start a family. Lucas had bit parts in all three of the Star Wars prequel movies.