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TIL about Josh Pillault, a person who got 6 years in prison for making threats on the MMO game Runescape

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Ryw8 TIL of an ancient roman poem about how to get over someone who doesn’t love you. It involves keeping busy by farming, hunting and traveling, having a lot of sex with multiple partners, avoiding being alone, and staying away from romantic works of art
p851G TIL In 1966, the Beatles were making so much money that they had to pay a 95% "supertax" on their earnings in the UK. After finding out how much money they were losing, Beatles guitarist George Harrison wrote the song "Taxman" out of anger.
epl7E TIL that it is a regular hazard of the barber industry to get hair splinters. Cut hair is apparently very sharp and can worm its way into your flesh.
6mGw TIL The voice of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was actually a ‘2 pack a day’ smoking woman, who was paid $380 for the her services
nL0B TIL there is a disease called “Stone Man Syndrome” which causes soft tissues to heal as bone, leading to sufferers losing mobility as the disease progresses.