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TIL that an Oregon survey found that panhandlers outside of WalMart were making more than the employees working inside

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n6rb TIL the oldest tree ever to be discovered(5,000 years old) was killed by a man who was trying to discover it’s age.
Z8XJD TIL a dress was equipped with sensors to monitor how many times women were grabbed and touched at a night club without consent. The women actively asked not to be touched and moved away from men. The data showed they were touched nonconsensually 157 times in less than four hours.
v1bo4 TIL In 1985 the Russians made a movie called The Detached Mission which was a response to Rambo: First Blood Part II.
NXMXM TIL that barbie doll actually has a full name and birthday! Her full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts and her birthday is March 9, 1959, when she was first displayed at the New York Toy Fair.
wLkKE TIL about rongorongo, a writing system created by the Rapa Nui of Easter Island. No living Rapa Nui understands it and it will likely never be deciphered.