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TIL that insects are consumed as food in 80% of the world's nations, by people in roughly 3000 еthnic groups.	1
TIL that on September 11, 2001, Officer John Perry of the NYPD went to headquarters to file his retirement paperwork. as he heard the explosion at the World Trade Center, he instantly responded and was killed as one of the towers fell. He was the sole off-duty cop killed on 9/11.	1
TIL: North Korea shot down a US spy plane in April 1969, an enraged Nixon allegedly ordered a tactical nuclear strike and told the joint chiefs to recommend targets. Henry Kissinger spoke to military commanders on the phone and agreed not to do anything until Nixon sobered up in the morning.	1
Why Were There So Many Skeletons Hidden in Benjamin Franklin’s Basement?	1
TIL: that the "Immortal Jellyfish" (Turritopsis dohrnii) can revert to its juvenile form after reaching maturity, effectively starting its life cycle over again. This unique ability allows it to bypass death from old age, though it can still be killed by disease or predation.	1
TIL Gary Poulter was a homeless alcoholic man who was cast to play a homeless alcoholic man in the movie "Joe". He was found dead before the film was ever released.	1
TIL that "Polly" was originally titled "Hitchhiker", and later "Cracker", and was left off Nirvana's first album because it didn't seem to fit.	1
TIL A Soviet-style plan was developed in the nation in the 1950s as China looked to earn a place amongst the world's sporting elites. This saw coaches recruit school kids into Olympic training teams from ages as young as four.	1
TIL that when fugitive James Robert Ringrose was apprehended in 1967, he presented agents with a Get Out of Jail Free card from Monopoly	1
TIL that 27% of millennials reported that they have no close friends in a 2019 study	1

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