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TIL that 80% of male prisoners in the US are black, and 1 in 3 African American males aged 20–29 is imprisoned, jailed, or on parole/probation.

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78b7p TIL Rhode Island Hospital was fined $50,000 and reprimanded by the state Department of Health after brain surgery was performed on the wrong side of a patient's head three times in 2007. The state also ordered the hospital to develop a neurosurgery checklist that includes the location of the surgery
oBv6L TIL one of the side-effects of quitting marijuana is an overwhelming amount of dreams. A little known fact about marijuana is it can stop you from dreaming. When a user quits, they usually report extremely vivid dreams as they can now experience them again.
NmM8 TIL for the film Dogma, Kevin Smith warned Jason Mewes that he needed to be on point due to the involvement of “real actors,” such as Alan Rickman. As a result, Mewes memorized his, and every other character’s dialogue in the screenplay because he “didn’t want to piss off that Rickman dude”.
aajA TIL that Toys R Us started the initiative of a ‘quiet hour’ in all its stores in the UK,last Christmas. The initiative involved temporarily dimming the lights and switching off music and announcements, in order to help the autistic children shop for Christmas.
vPd17 TIL about "Theft by Conversion", which is a charge in some (or all) states where the suspect has taken something they were temporarily, and/or for a specific purpose, given, and kept possession of it beyond the agreed upon conditions. Example: Your friend loans you his car for a day and you keep it.