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TIL Americans greatly overestimate the population share of gay, Hispanic and African American people

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ANmjx TIL that in 2010, thousands of women participated in “Boobquake,” a global online protest organized by a graduate student to mock an Iranian cleric’s claim that women who dress immodestly cause earthquakes.
l7P47 TIL that Youtube-dl existed
yJJl TIL that 1389 people died at Tsar Nicholas II’s coronation party as people were trampled due to rumors that there wasn’t enough free beer and food.
pG7b TIL George Carlin was the first host of SNL when it aired October 11th 1975.
VMD1k TIL — About 2,700 employees of 501(c)(3) nonprofits received annual compensation of more than $1 million in 2014, almost one-third more than in 2011. The study, conducted by the Wall Street Journal, analyzed IRS Form 990 Returns for nearly 100,000 organizations.