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TIL that Myspace was purchased by News Corp for $580 million in 2005 and sold by News Corp for $35 million in 2011

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d8ywB TIL Thomas Jefferson for many years "kept, as his concubine, one of his own slaves” named Sally Hemings.
XjN6 TIL that tear gas is a chemical weapon banned at war, but police are still allowed to use it on protesters.
awDN9 TIL that Jupiters Giant Red Spot is expected to dissappear within the next 10 to 20 years despite lasting for an estimated 400 years so far.
OA91 TIL Iran eliminated its kidney transplant waiting list by incentivizing unrelated donors with financial compensation and heath insurance
e0lkb TIL famous mathematician Paul Erdos was once challenged to quit taking amphetamines for one month by a concerned friend. He succeeded, but complained “You’ve showed me I’m not an addict, but I didn’t get any work done…you’ve set mathematics back a month”.