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TIL the Siddi are an ethnic group in India, descended from the Bantu people of Africa and have been living there since the 7th Century.

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9YxlB TIL in 1615, Icelanders killed dozens of Spanish whalers after one of the whalers stole a fish from a native. Until 2015, it was legal for Icelanders to kill any Basque on sight.
6gDW TIL Michael Bay’s response to his critics opinions of him. “I make movies for teenage boys. Oh, dear, what a crime.”
MeVmb Is there really a difference between running and jogging? At what point is someone called a runner?
Eg6y7 TIL Some penguins leave their colonies to travel inland alone, ensuring certain death. Theories include depression and suicide, but this phenomenon remains a mystery.
yjp8 TIL That we lost 28,800 rubber ducks at sea over 20 years ago. They’re still there, and have taught us so much about ocean currents and plastic pollution.