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TIL a man got his stolen iPhone back by seducing the thief by masquerading as a woman on OKCupid. He is also a Redditor.

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LkL7Q TIL Mötley Crüe Front man, Vince Neil killed friend and fellow musician Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley and caused brain injury to two other people while driving drunk in 1985. Because, in Neil's own words, "that's the power of cash".
QJVD9 TIL high purity carbon dioxide is a byproduct of ammonia fertilizer production and is bought by Coca-Cola to carbonate their drinks.
9Yp9D TIL Clive Barker, the creator of Hellraiser, found that ads for the 9th film in the series insinuated he was involved in production, which he wasn't. He said, "I have NOTHING to do with the fuckin' thing. If they claim its from the mind of Clive Barker, it's a lie. It's not even from my butt-hole."
nWver TIL that the sandbox tree, aka the 'dynamite tree' is covered in poison-filled spikes. Its pumpkin-shaped fruits, when ripe, explode and fling seeds at 250 km/h (160 mph).
ANZQ4 TIL Woman are 14% more likely to survive a gunshot wound than men.