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TIL the first incident of an online predator was on New Year's Day 2002. The victim was held for 4 days and has since started an advocacy group to educate about online safety for children.

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BbGx TIL that the lyrics of Bob Marley’s “No Woman, No Cry” are officially credited to his childhood friend Vincent “Tata” Ford, who ran a soup kitchen in the Jamaican ghetto where Marley grew up. Marley gave Ford credit for writing the song so that the royalty payments could keep the soup kitchen open.
MEoW TIL severing the limb of a Bloodwood tree triggers the same type of response you’d see if you severed a human limb. The damage causes the release of a deep crimson sap that looks alarmingly like human blood; its sole purpose is to coagulate and seal wounds, but has many other medical uses as well.
ANXpa TIL there are 57 universities around the world with no tuition for all international students, providing free education regardless of a student's country of origin.
KYNW6 TIL The only known naturally occuring nuclear fission reactor was discovered in Oklo, Gabon and is thought to have been active 1.7 billion years ago. This discovery in 1972 was made after chemists noticed a significant reduction in fissionable U-235 within the ore coming from the Gabonese mine.
699VX TIL that most of the world’s electricity is generated by steam. Oil, coal, and even nuclear plants all produce power by heating water to produce steam. The steam is then driven through a turbine, which in turn spins a generator and generates electricity.