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TIL that early in Jim Carrey’s life, before he had become famous, both he and his family had to live in their Volkswagen van.

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xDe0 TIL Amazon often knows what you will buy before you do, they have a patent for sending your package to your closest warehouse before you buy.
j6w8j TIL Human poop, which takes about a year to biodegrade, is an environmental hazard because it can pollute water sources and infect native fauna. Giardia, salmonella, E. coli, and even hepatitis can be passed from humans to animals via discarded feces
jNpWv TIL of Ervil LeBaron. He was the leader of a polygamous Mormon sect who ordered the killings of other sect leaders and members of his own family under "blood atonement." Some of his wives participated in the murders, there were at least 25 victims.
gvLL TIL: A man was assaulted in a Mcdonalds in France for having a cybernetic implant (cyborg eye). Press claims it to be the first of many cybernetic hate crimes.
rR8rM TIL that the dragonfly is arguably the worlds greatest predator to ever exist, having a success rate of up to 97% (Compared to African Lions at 30%) and having no major evolutionary morphology change for around 320 MILLION years, making it one of the most evolutionarily successful animals ever