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TIL: Prison towns count inmates on their census to receive a greater allocation of federal funds

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dxW8 TIL A kid was shot with a crossbow in San Diego after him and his friend were throwing rocks at passing cars.
8ao1a TIL When Muhammad Ali fought in 1974, it is estimated that 1 billion people watched his fight, with the world population being 4 billion at the time, that's one quarter of humanity watching him fight.
o5L8 TIL that in 1998, astronaut John Glenn returned to space at the age of 77, after a gap of 36 years - making him the oldest human being ever in space.
ADb6o TIL in USA, picking up an eagle feather that you found can end you up in jail with thousands of dollars in fines
VMRED TIL Mama llama's hum to their babies and can spit from three different stomachs depending on how much they don't like you.