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TIL Sherlock Holmes is the most portrayed literary human character in film and TV. 254 times as of 2012 ,by 75 actors

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0vpA TIL that the Etoro people of New Guinea believe that, in order to attain manhood, a boy must fellate a tribal elder and swallow his semen, daily, from the age of 12 to 17. The nearby Kaluli tribe considers the practice barbaric: they believe the semen of the elder must pass through the boy’s anus.
90D7 TIL that Benito Mussolini drove his secret first wife and son to early deaths in lunatic asylums because they threatened his rise to power. His henchmen then tried to erase all traces of their relationship.
QDW9 TIL Donald Trump tried to stop the building of an offshore wind-farm in Scotland because it would “ruin the view” of his golf course.
KDdE TIL No matter how scrambled a Rubik’s Cube is, it can be solved in less that 20 turns.
VBMDZ TIL: The longest frog jump on record is held by Rosie the Ribeter, who averages 7.16' per jump