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TIL of an organization that crowdfunds money to buy debt (for pennies on the dollar) and forgives it.

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p8nX4 TIL Steven Spielberg refused a salary for "Schindlers List," calling it "Blood Money." The film went on to become one of the most successful of all time.
69be8 TIL Many brands of nacho cheese owe their perpetual meltiness to something called sodium citrate. When you add sodium citrate to cheese, it melts more easily and stays melted without getting oily or clumpy. The chemical formula for sodium citrate is actually Na₃C₆H₅O₇)
n6bP TIL that the bible says that the devil is handsome, while Jesus is not
PglL TIL that Smith and Wesson agreed to work with the Clinton Administration to improve firearm safety. The ensuing NRA-led boycott nearly halved S&W’s sales and forced them to temporarily close two factories.
ADNG4 TIL Of the 5 Quadruple Doubles in the NBA since 1972 (when Blocks & Steals became official), 2 were by Hakeem Olajuwon in the same month