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TIL that around 20% of young people lack a gag reflex.

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LQKR0 TIL Way back in 1872, Yungay in Peru was struck by an avalanche that nearly destroyed the town, the 1970 Huascarán Debris Avalanche disaster was of similar magnitude. This avalanche claimed 22,000 lives.
yQAy8 TIL about the mythical isle of Thule. The Ancient Greek explorer, Pytheas, was the first to write about Thule during his travels between 330-20 BC. Thule is described like a land of fire and ice in which the sun never sets, about six days sailing north from Britain.
kO4vm TIL The iconic font for "Star Wars" was derived from Helvetica Black because designer Suzy Rice thought that it was the most Fascist typeface she could think of.
kJrZd TIL in 1959 a white man from Texas disguised himself as a black man and traveled for six weeks on greyhound buses. After publishing his experiences with racism he was forced to move to Mexico for several years due to death threats.
yZLJ TIL (former) billionaire Chuck Feeney has given away over 99% of his 6.3 Billion dollars to help under privileged kids go to college. He is now worth $2 million dollars.