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TIL that in a study of people who believed they were sensitive to gluten, over 86% weren't

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GDPG TIL Keanu Reeves has a private cancer foundation to help children’s hospitals and cancer research, but he does not attach his name to it. He also has spent over 5 million dollars to help his sister in her fight against leukemia.
nnD7 TIL due to its pagan origin, the Christmas festival was banned in Massachusetts between 1659 and 1681 by the Puritans as an illegal observance.
D1Gnr TIL, how not to piss off an angry japanese slenderman
neXmb TIL in 1993 a man damaged a levee on the Mississippi river to delay his wife coming home from work so he could party. The river flooded 14,000 acres and caused $15 billion in damages. He was sentenced to life in prison.
vlWL TIL Charles Francis Feeney, a retail magnate & former billionaire, went from being worth $6.3 billion to $1.5 million after donating 99.9% of his wealth to charity.