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TIL in Denmark, refugees, and their descendants commit 73% more crime than average

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6EWwl TIL about Charley Ross, a 4-year-old American child whose 1874 kidnapping for ransom (considered the first in US history) became a nationwide sensation. Charley, who was never found, was lured by two men offering candy and fireworks, giving rise to the warning "never take candy from strangers".
8eYLV TIL about "Conan the Bacterium", an organism that's been around for about a billion years more than us, can survive almost anything and will likely outlast us all.
wBmM TIL Tommy Wiseau named the Mark character in The Room after Matt Damon. He didn’t know Matt Damon’s first name wasn’t Mark.
E1KAo TIL that in 2014, the game Garry's Mod was hacked and caused a cough virus to spread amongst users like wildfire across servers, making them cough non-stop in the game
kJovm TIL the Māori won a lawsuit against Legos because of Bioncles