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TIL Budweiser sponsors a brothel in the USA

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eyDg TIL that four teenage girls lied to have an innocent man convicted of murdering a child. They never apologised, claiming they did it “for a laugh”.
1gD8 TIL that the hoax, Dutch reality show De Grote Donorshow, where patients competed for a dying woman’s kidney, was created with the intention of raising awareness about the lack of organ donors. Six weeks after the show aired 12,000 new donors had signed up.
O1j1 TIL that a 106-mile portion of I-70 in Utah has no gasoline or exits. It is the longest portion of the US Interstate system without services. A station at one end sells about 30 gas containers a week to people who run out on the highway and walk to the station.
6lYY TIL “Macho Man” Randy Savage’s first wrestling persona was named “The Spider” and resembled Spider-Man. He would later square off against Spider-Man in the 2002 film.
M7V1K TIL all black holes emit radiation and, if they don’t consume enough matter, eventually evaporate and disappear