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TIL a man was confined to an abandoned container ship with no power for 4 years, after it was detained in Egypt and its owners went bankrupt

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Q0gL TIL that DeVry University is a publicly traded corporation whose goal, above all others, is to make a profit.
dDlbQ TIL that ATMs are robbed with explosives. Criminals fill machines with propane or acetylene then ignite the gas, or use external bombs. Germany (where 60% of attacks succeed) is Europe's #1 target; landlords don't like to lease to banks with ATMs, because blowing them up endangers other tenants.
x7Rg TIL there are a pair of sharkskin gloves that will shred your hand if you attempt to take them off. The gloves sell for $978.00.
neVnY TIL that Wally Amos - founder of the cookie brand 'Famous Amos' - was once a talent agent who signed the band Simon & Garfunkel
PY0Jg TIL DNA testing showed Subway Sandwiches' chicken was only 50% meat, the rest was soy. The testing was done at a University forensic lab. Subway vehemently denied the data.