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TIL that 15% of the US population believes that the pharmaceutical industry invents diseases so they can sell a cure.

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1vyO T.I.L. That mafia boss Joe Columbo had the final say of what would be shot for the Godfather movie. He met his death when he was gunned down by an African-American triggerman named Jerome Johnson, at the same time the final scene was being filmed a few blocks away.
l7Gp1 TIL that "cryptomnesia" is a psychological phenomenon where your brain "borrows" old memories and makes you think they’re brand-new ideas. It’s like accidentally plagiarizing your own brain.
MervW TIL that James Buchanan, the 15th US president, continuously bought slaves with his own money in order to free them.
ZPpY TIL that Alien (1979) was covered in ‘copious’ amounts of K-Y Jelly to give it a 'slimy’ effect. Also Predator’s (1987) blood composed of K-Y Jelly mixed with green glow stick fluid.
WJdo TIL Stalin imprisoned 200,000 people for telling jokes against the USSR