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TIL that there was a real-life Lord of the Flies-esque situation where school boys were stuck on a deserted island for 15 months but the boys banded together rather than feuding.

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4kOpo TIL That the most produced of any Volkswagen part is the Volkswagen Currywurst, with over 6.8 million made in 2018 alone
0Bkp TIL that Crocodiles in Vietnam are skinned alive to make “luxury” leather bags, belts, and watchstraps for the world’s leading fashion brands – including Louis Vuitton – a horrifying undercover investigation has revealed.
Z8xkR TIL about Perpetual Stew, common in the middle ages, it was a stew that was kept constantly stewing in a pot and rarely emptied, just constantly replenished with whatever items they could throw in it.
1KgD TIL: Sally Field has played both Tom Hanks’ love interest in Punchline and his mom in Forrest Gump.
awPLJ TIL In 2008, J.K. Rowling delivered a graduation speech at Harvard University where she encouraged graduates to capitalize on the power of their imagination. It quickly became Harvard's most-viewed commencement address and also published as a book