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TIL Half of Bernie Madoff's investors were "net winners," earning more than their original investment in his Ponzi Scheme

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L4Xm TIL Louis C.K. lived in Mexico until he was seven, then moved to Boston. His first language was Spanish and didn’t learn English until moving to the US.
PYxKw TIL Despite being a trained Broadway singer, Matthew Broderick only voiced the speaking role of adult Simba in “The Lion King” (1994). Simba’s singing voice was provided by Joseph Williams, the lead singer of Toto.
Bg4ar TIL the soft foundation soil that gives the Leaning Tower of Pisa its tilt is also the reason why it was able to survive four major earthquakes
vNGr TIL A primary school in Suffolk have children raise piglets as a class which will be ultimately butchered for meat and eaten. This is to teach them a lesson on the “provenance of food.” The older children are involved in creating recipes.
4X7xo TIL in Brazil, prison sentence is reduced by 4 days for every book read.