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TIL many American prisoners have to pay for their own winter clothes, medical care, and other basic necessities, despite only having available jobs which pay cents per hour.

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oBgVW TIL that there is a contagious dog tumor which spreads through sexual interaction with other dogs and those tumors can be traced back to a dog which lived 11 thousand years ago which means the living cells of this dog survived through other dogs.
6EWM7 TIL in addition to the protests & death threats Ruby Bridges had to face as the first black kid in a white school, her father lost his job, the local grocery store stopped serving the family, & her sharecropper grandparents were turned off their land.
WkaN TIL that the original idea for Resident Evil 4 was supposed to be a “cool” and “stylish” change in the series. It was canceled and eventually became what we now know as Devil May Cry.
d8rr8 TIL The Bee Gees were going to lip sync to a record in the local Gaumont cinema, but as they were running to the theatre, the fragile shellac 78-RPM record broke. The brothers had to sing live and received such a positive response from the audience that they decided to pursue a singing career.
ne0Dr TIL there have been numerous and contradictory studies into the health benefits of chocolate milk, some of which fail to include comparisons, and others which aren’t impartial. However, one study concluded that it serves as a more convenient, cheaper recovery beverage option for many athletes.