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TIL: Mavis Beacon is a fictional character named after the singer Mavis Staples

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nXaY TIL: Violet Jessop, who survived the sinking of the Titanic, also survived the sinking of Titanic’s sister ship the Britannic, as well as a collision on their third sister ship the Olympic.
wL78o TIL that the Mosuo (a Chinese ethnic group) believe that long ago, dogs had life spans of 60 years and humans had life spans of 13 years, and humans traded their life span with the dogs in exchange for honouring them. During the adulthood initiation rites, adolescents pray before the family dogs
6EbZl TIL there were more American casualties on the last morning of WW1 (3,560) than on Omaha Beach (≈2,000)
8e67V TIL some earbud manufacturers put a tactile mark on the left earbud for blind people to recognise L from R. Usefull even for people with no vision imparities to recognise them in dark