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TIL there is a charity organization that makes porn to protest against tropical deforestation. Their name: Fuck For Forest

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QVkL TIL: Always Sunny’s creator Rob McElhenny allowed writers from ‘Game of Thrones’ to pen the episode 'Flowers for Charlie’ where Charlie Day is made smart by a scientist and changes completely as a result only to later learn that only his ego had changed.
x6L5D TIL that the corporate takeover of American politics began in 1971 when the U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked Lewis Powell, a corporate attorney, to draft a memo on the state of the country. His memo argued that American business was "under broad attack" from consumer, labor and environmental groups.
VBWok TIL The Martha Mitchell effect occurs when a medical professional labels a patient's accurate perception of real events as delusional, resulting in misdiagnosis.
6Evb7 TIL that since the release of Uber in 2011, DUI related carwrecks have gone down by 25-35%.
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