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TIL a study has shown that both sexes are attracted to people who are nonconformist.

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wyVW TIL you are more likely to be killed by a toddler in the United States than by a terrorist
M70aW TIL in 1780, in an event known as Dark Day, New England was cast into blackness as a result of Ontario wildfires mixed with unfavorable atmospheric conditions. Such was the lack of light, candles were needed in the day to provide illumination. Parts of New Hampshire were covered in ash 6" deep.
b6kwp TIL Stevie Wonder's groundbreaking album Talking Book which included "Superstition" and "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", was his 15th studio album and 18th album overall, and was released when he was only 22.
5VK89 TIL about Lucin (also known as Umbria Junction), a ghost town in Utah. Abandoned in 1936 by its original occupants, the community was resettled by 4 retired railroad workers and their families from 1937 until 1972, and again by 4 owner-residents in the 1990s.
VMvPm TIL mummies were so plentiful in Egypt in the 1800’s, they were used as fuel for locomotives.