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TIL that girls who grow up with a stepfather begin menstruating about 1 year earlier than those who grow up with their biological father

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yV7dM TIL: There was an Australian version of the old Superman radio serial from the 40s.
epZvb TIL Cavity Sam is the name of the patient in the game Operation (the guy who suffers from writer’s cramp, water on the knee, butterflies in the stomach, wrenched knee, broken heart, etc.)
oY8E TIL a man lived in a French airport departure lounge for 17 years. He entered the airport and ‘lost’ his passport. As he had no passport he could not fly to his destination, the UK, but he had entered France legally so could not be expelled.
x6oVg TIL somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean are the Disappointment Islands. Named by John Byron in 1765, because he found the natives to be hostile towads him.
QJpbp TIL that "Tom's Diner" was the first song ever converted to MP3. "This song was chosen because of its nearly monophonic nature and wide spectral content, making it easier to hear imperfections in the compression format during playbacks. Some refer to Suzanne Vega as "The mother of MP3""