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TIL the average age for new authors is FORTY-TWO

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5Vwwr TIL that in 2014, a ship carrying over 420 people to Jeju in South Korea began to sink, and the captain abandoned the ship. Around 350 people died, and 260 were high-schoolers.
ANpBn TIL that there is a "sin tax" on certain goods deemed harmful to society and individuals such as alcohol, tobacco, drugs, candies, soft drinks, fast foods, coffee, sugar and gambling - used to increase prices in an effort to lower demand.
AvEd TIL almost 17 million children in the USA lack reliable daily access to food
gX4L TIL people in Seattle are considered cold and stand-offish, making it extremely hard to make new friends in the city. This phenomena is referred to as the “Seattle Freeze”
AJp4 TIL the St. Patrick’s Day parade has been held every year in New York since 1762, in Boston since 1737, and in Dublin Ireland since 1995.