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TIL David Cross was the first investor in Kickstarter

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9XZM TIL A group of TX prison inmates broke out of a holding cell to save a guard who had passed out with no pulse. The inmates got help to revive the guard; then they were locked back in the cell with a thank you.
oRMr TIL scientist are making glass shells to see how Hermit crabs fit
VMk70 TIL Stephen King considers 'Dolores Umbridge' from Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix the "Greatest made up villain since Hannibal Lecter."
PX9n TIL That violins have f-shaped holes because it makes them more acoustically powerful than their ancestors, which had holes shaped liked a circle.
ABZl TIL: Walmart uses 22 shell companies to avoid paying taxes.