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TIL There’s a charity in the UK called The Lucy Faithfull Foundation that aims to treat paedophiles before they offend.

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XEG6 TIL Huey Lewis scored a perfect 800 on the math portion of the SAT
E1Wgo TIL that the Empire State Building's antenna was originally designed to be a dock for zepplin airships. It was used only once in September 1931 and abandoned entirely after the Hindenburg incident.
nybB TIL that Futurama has had four designated series finales, due to the recurringly uncertain future of the series. “The Devil’s Hands Are Idle Playthings”, “Into the Wild Green Yonder (Part 4)”, “Overclockwise”, and “Meanwhile” have all been written to serve as a final episode for the show.
xVVVB TIL that studies showed that economic insecurity causes people to experience a lack of control, which activates psychological processes associated with anxiety and fear. This causes people to be more vulnerable to feeling physical pain, and makes them more likely to rely on painkillers.
XEOPj TIL James Bond creator Ian Fleming chose the super spy's name based on the fact that he "wanted the simplest, dullest, plainest-sounding name I could think of."