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TIL a masked Manchester music producer known as "Outlaw" has been driving around at 5 mph blasting McFerrin's "Don't Worry" & handing out free items such as toilet paper, sanitiser, & weed. He's also known for handing out cash to needy at xmas & for giving bags of bud to passersby in Picadilly Gdns.

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7daM TIL that after a 1946 plane crash, Howard Hughes decided he did not like the design of the hospital bed he was laying in. He called in his engineers and had them design a new bed that would allow someone with severe burns to move freely. It became the prototype for the modern hospital bed.
Bg75k TIL that some pine trees lose their needles in the fall, just like deciduous trees do. In the northern hemisphere, the Larch is the most common such tree.
OoydR TIL contrary to fears of 'idiocracy', IQ around the world has seen substantial increase, in Britain rising 14 IQ points since the 1940s. Better health, nutrition, education and standards of living are thought to be the cause
4XGrX TIL that Steven Thrasher was awarded free cigarettes for life from Phillip Morris as part of a settlement following being shot by his supervisor in 1974 and had to sue when they tried to stop.
Bdad TIL that in 1000, Spain had over 5,000,000 Muslims. By 1614, every Muslim was either forced to convert, leave, or be killed by Catholic monarchs.