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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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QJKkX TIL of Lee Hyeon-seo, a North Korean defector who escaped and then went back for her mother and brother. After a long journey, her family was arrested. Lee didn’t have the money to free them. An Australian noticed her and gave her enough money to free them and two other North Koreans.
4kvkg TIL that famed artist Pablo Picasso for a time carried a Browning pistol loaded with blanks. He would fire it at people he found boring or anyone who insulted the Post-Impressionist painter, Paul Cézanne.
XEjEX TIL Godman is a colloquial term used in India for a type of charismatic guru that is often raised to a demigod-like figure by their cult following, high-profile presence, ability to attract attention and support from millions, and paranormal powers to heal, to predict, to influence, and read minds.
kJM1 TIL It is now legal in 21 states for employers to refuse to hire persons who smoke or use tobacco products.
78apx TIL about Netherlandish Proverbs is a 1559 painting that depicts a scene in which humans and, to a lesser extent, animals and objects, offer literal illustrations of approximately 126 identifiable Dutch-language proverbs and idioms.