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TIL Ashley Madison (a website to assist in having affairs) has it’s largest amount of registrations on the day after Valentine’s Day, day after Mother’s Day and day after Father’s Day.

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kOMym TIL About a man who tried to purchase a 5-year old online before fleeing to Canada. He was eventually brought back to the U.S. to face charges. His name is Patrick Molesti.
bb1p TIL: The role of Frodo in a 1981 bbc radio dramatization of LOTR was played by Ian Holm, who went on to appear as Bilbo in Peter Jackson’s films.
PY6GV TIL about gympie-gympie, also known as the Suicide Plant. Covered in silica hairs which act like hypodermic needles upon contact, and filled with neurotoxins, simply brushing up against the plant will leave you in excruciating pain for months to years. No treatment is available.
8eLrL TIL Cleopatra married her two brothers
Y79Bv TIL this year (2025) will be the only perfect square year of my lifetime