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TIL that the entire world's population could fit inside Los Angeles.

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neVJ9 TIL tha Bayer sold HIV and Hepatitis C contaminated blood products which caused up to 10,000 people in the U.S. alone to contract HIV. They pulled it off the U.S. market, but sold it to countries in Asia and Latin America so they could still make money
Wyjo TIL Canada had a program where they paid everyone a guaranteed income which wholly reduced poverty overnight and increased productivity.
4kDDR TIL Rowan Atkinson's role in Love Actually was originally meant to be an Angel, which explains his knowingly helpful appearances.
kO4j7 TIL Marvin Gaye’s real last name was “Gay”. His father was a crossdresser, making Marvin a target of bullying. It was because of this, added with rumors of Marvin's own homosexuality, that Marvin added an "e" to his last name when he became famous.
jNBNj TIL that trees release so called monoterpenes to start the condensation of new clouds to help block the sun and cool themselves if it's too hot.