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TIL that Len, the band that recorded “Steal My Sunshine,” had a $100,000 budget for the music video and spent so much of it on alcohol that they broke the hotel service elevator trying to lift it all.

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oBGVE TIL that in 2015, two day care teachers were charged with child abuse for running a toddler Fight Club in Cranford, NY, where they'd pit children aged 4 to 6 against each other, record it while quoting the book and movie and post it on Snapchat.
poMe TIL The guillotine remained the official method of execution in France until the death penalty was abolished in 1981. The final three guillotinings in France were all child-murderers.
9M5D TIL The United Kingdom only has 1 licensed brothel because its license was never revoked
KY8B6 TIL of America's Black Herman; the most prominent African-American magician of his day, who would resurrect himself after 3 days of burial as part of his act.
rRJE0 TIL more than 20% (one in five) of adults in South Africa have HIV, which is an estimated 7.7 million people.