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TIL there is about 47.5 billion dollars on unused gift cards floating around since 2005

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4gaJ TIL that in 1993, Clarence Aaron, a college student with no criminal record, was given three life sentences with no chance of parole for introducing two drug dealers. His sentence was commuted last month.
VBnZp TIL the term "teamster", which is used today to describe truck drivers, was originally used described a person who drove team of oxen or horses, which were the trucks of their day.
7rl4L TIL George Lucas's original name for Yoda was... Buffy
mGRP TIL Sir Richard Branson once lost a bet with Air Asia CEO Tony Fernandes on the winner of the 2010 F1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi. The loser had to work as a female flight attendant on the winner’s airline.
WepB TIL in Kennesaw, GA, there is a city ordinance which requires all residents to own both a gun and ammunition.