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TIL wet hay or grass can spontaneously combust when left in piles

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mJpR TIL That after being voted into the position in 2010, it was discovered that the President of the Board of Detroit Public schools was illiterate.
ZpjZo TIL about John David Norman, a prolific sex offender who ran multiple direct mail CSAM magazines such as the "Odyssey Foundation" and "Handy Andy"
7rWGx TIL if a contestant on The Great British Baking Show has a meltdown, hosts Sue and Mel will start swearing profusely on camera so the BBC can't use the footage
MeWDm TIL there are limestone mines beneath Paris that became an ossuary and final resting place for over six million people. During a cholera outbreak in the 1800’s over 170,000 people were hastily dumped in the catacombs and covered with quick lime to remove the flesh.
yVd68 TIL currently total global wealth is $450 trillion USD, US government debt is $34 trillion, and the richest 120,000 people in North America have a combined $15 trillion in total wealth.