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TIL 2095 billionaires own close to 10% of the world's GDP

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4XeXJ TIL that in Finland there are "open prisons" where you can work for $8 an hour, own cell phones, can do your own grocery shopping and get three days of vacation every couple of months while serving your sentence
orBY TIL there is a form of therapy for adopted children which involves physically restraining the child and forcing the child to break down emotionally so that the parents can nurture the child, thus gaining its trust. It is considered by many to be pseudoscientific and child abuse.
mYQY TIL That an Eagle can swim and is something that most of them do, although it is rarely seen
yQk5e TIL that a recent study indicated 87% of former football players exhibit signs of significant brain injury. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy -CVT- has been linked to suicidal behavior, dementia, and erratic mood swings. Players as young as high-school aged were found to be affected.
4pG5 TIL After the Titanic disaster, White Star Line equipped her identical sister ship, Olympic, with extra second-hand collapsible lifeboats, many of which were unseaworthy. Many of the ships crew went on strike in protest, so White Star Line prosecuted them with Mutiny, and hired an inexperience crew