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TIL that many of the largest charities in America are giant money making scams

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Z9dG TIL that in 1976, 3 guys hijacked a school bus filled with 27 kids and an adult, and buried them alive. All 3 were convicted and the children were saved.
ewBn TIL instead of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien intended to write “A New Hobbit” about a Bilbo who had spent all his riches from The Hobbit and wanted to go on another adventure. Then Tolkien remembered the powers of the ring in the first book and decided to write about that instead.
GA6N4 TIL Texas Guinan was a stage and early film star, who became a famous figure during Prohibition. She publicly wagered $100,000 against the USAG to find anyone who could claim she had sold them a drink, or had seen her drink, despite running multiple speakeasies
kOM67 TIL pressure-balanced devices, which prevent "flush-toilet-shower-scald issues" became required in residential building codes starting in 1997.
xVQ8D TIL that the lead singer of the California punk band The Offspring (Self Esteem, Come Out and Play, etc.) has a Ph.D in Molecular Biology and that his dissertation focused on HIV/AIDS research.