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TIL that the Vatican has a crime rate of 133.6%

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mxG1p TIL in 1965. 6 boys from a catholic school were shipwrecked on a deserted island named 'Ata after a storm took their stolen boat out to sea for 8 days. They found the ruins of Kolomaile, a 19th century village in a volcanic crater, surviving off feral chickens, wild taro and banana for 15 months,
e0dn5 TIL the original drafts of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory included a child named Herpes
VBd6m TIL of Lord George Gordon, who was a British nobleman and politician in 18th century England, who led a mob of Protestants in a riot against Catholic businesses and property in London. In later life, he gained public attention from his conversion to Judaism and was nicknamed "The Birmingham Moses"
PVMw TIL house flies land on ceilings by approaching at a 45° and then cartwheeling into the landing.
697O7 TIL the preferred walking speed for many people is 1.42 m/s