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TIL there’s a Flight 666 registered with Finnair that has traveled to HEL (Helsinki), on multiple occasions of Friday the Thirteen.

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6E5w7 TIL that Dolly Parton has given away more than 100 million books to young children through her Imagination Library. This was inspired by her father, who couldn’t read, and she wanted to make sure all kids have early access to books.
Oo917 TIL the Asian golden cat is a medium-sized feline native to SE Asia. The most conspicuous features of this cat are the distinctive off-white markings on the crown, face and cheeks, and its roundish ears and long tail. Little information is available on its behavior, range and population in the wild.
J1XX1 TIL humans were thought to be the only host species susceptible to leprosy until cases were identified in nine-banded armadillos and now Eurasian red squirrels in the UK have been added as a reservoir. 200,000 new human cases of leprosy a year are still recorded but the exact mechanism is unknown.
x6Kyg TIL of Stripperella, an adult anime created by Stan Lee featuring Pamela Anderson and Mark Hamill
5Ye6r TIL on his last day at school, Sir Richard Branson's headmaster told him he would either end up in prison or become a millionaire. The man is now worth around $5.1 billion (as of November 2017 by Forbes)