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TIL A tall person on average annually makes $789 more per inch than a shorter person

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J1pNm TIL in 1722 Philip Ashton was captured by the pirate Ned Low although he eventually escaped in the spring of 1723 when the pirate landed at uninhabited Roatán island in the Gulf of Honduras. After the pirates stopped looking for him, he proceeded to survive 16 months as a castaway on the island.
m1Llo TIL In November 2024, the german press revealed the existence of Klaasohm festival, held every 5th of December for decades and still going on. This hidden "festival" allow packs of young men to chase women and beat them with cows' horns and is still endorsed by the island authorities.
NXk6Q TIL that the Katip Sumat uprising in the 19th century was the ever-recorded jihad war involving Vietnam
wLEDW TIL: Cats can drink seawater without becoming dehydrated where most animals (including humans) would die of dehydration
O4Yg TIL of Mr Walter Tull. A soldier who was born in 1888 and died in 1918. He was the first ever black officer to lead white British soldiers in battle. He also played soccer for the professional London Club Tottenham Hotspur.