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TIL that An astounding 47 percent of the residents of the city of Detroit are functionally illiterate.

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x6l9b TIL about the movie “The Program” and a scene where college football players laid in the dividing line of traffic. Groups of teenagers tried to replicate the scene resulting in one death and two injuries. The scene was removed from all further releases of the film
YM9x TIL China is building MASSIVE cities just to keep builders busy and generate growth. The result are ghost metropolis.
7rrPp TIL the full name of the possessed Chucky doll from the Child's Play franchise of horror movies was Charles Lee Ray, named after notorious killers Charles Manson, Lee Harvey Oswald, and James Earl Ray.
GYMGG TIL that a toxin in bee venom called melittin may prevent HIV. Melittin can kill HIV by poking holes into the virus's protective envelope. Bee stings may also ease pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis. Scientists found that molecules in bee venom increase your body's level of glucocorticoid, an anti-
0wmkL TIL When an unpredictable event like Covid-19 happens people hoard toilet paper because "because toilet paper has a longer shelf-life than many food items, is prominently featured in aisles and is big in size, we are psychologically drawn to purchasing it in times of crisis."