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TIL that rapper Tech N9ne picks up bras that women throw on stage when he performs and donated them to domestic violent shelters.

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woZn7 TIL that there exists a god of stupidity. His name is Koalemos (Κοάλεμος), and he's a minor Greek diety.
NXkM6 TIL that from 1264 to 1827, anyone who received a Master of Arts degree from Oxford had to swear that they would never forgive Henry Symeonis. By 1608, no one knew who he was or what he had done.
QNn9e TIL that the Richmond Bridge in London was financed through a tontine, with the toll charged to cross the bridge shared between the investors, each receiving a larger share as the others died, and the bridge became free to cross after the final survivor's death.
wLwLJ TIL from 1838-1976 it was legal to kill Mormons in Missouri.
5Y5Yr TIL the Canadian city of Medicine Hat became the first city to end homelessness by giving every person living on the streets a home with no strings attached. The strategy has meant associated declining costs in terms of crime and health care, and child welfare services