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TIL in 1984 a group of Australian Aboriginal people living a traditional nomadic life were discovered in the Gibson desert in Western Australia. They had been unaware of the arrival of Europeans on the continent, let alone cars - or even clothes.

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YpNyA TIL Margot Robbie was nominated for an award called "Actress Most in Need of a New Agent" by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists in 2016 for her work on Tarzan and Suicide Squad.
Y71n7 TIL of Ziona. He was the leader of The Church of New Generation, a polygamy-practising Christian sect in Mizoram, India. He had 39 wives, 94 children, 14 daughters-in-law, 33 grandchildren and one great grandchild; 181 family members in total and counting.
xXOD TIL that The emu and red kangaroo are on the Australian coat of arms, because they are unable to move backwards and symbolize the nation moving forward constantly
ZpJRQ TIL one of the co-creators of Keurig machines was diagnosed with caffeine poisoning due to his daily 30 to 40 cup coffee habit
D1B0j TIL that the writer Anaïs Nin was bigamously married and kept the two husbands secret from one another. She had a “lie box” to keep track of the stories she told both husbands. Some twenty years later, she revealed the secret and both men forgave her after they learnt she was dying from cancer.