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TIL that a baby porcupine is a porcupette

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8aQD8 TIL: Friday the 13th occurs on an average of once every 212.35 days, but the next one is 427 days away, in September of 2019, being more than double the average.
69MDW TIL that at 15, Kara Robinson was kidnapped and assaulted by a serial killer for 18 hours. She managed to escape after manipulating him to feel at ease. She later helped police to capture him because she had memorized details of her surroundings.
oBE7r TIL the role of Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles was nearly played by Viggo Mortensen. Molly Ringwald recalled flying to New York to perform the final Jake/cake scene with potential male leads. “Michael Shoeffling did not kiss me during the audition, Viggo Mortensen did...He made me weak in the knees."
ne4db TIL a woman was sentenced to 40 days in prison and deported from Denmark for begging.
loA8a TIL that hair splinters are a thing. As bizarre as it seems to someone just learning about this, it's exactly what it sounds like. Hair piercing the skin like a normal splinter, although some people say it's more painful. And they're somewhat of an occupational hazard for hairstylists and barbers.