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TIL The average member of Congress spends between 30-70% of their time fundraising

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XP9P TIL a couple bought a box of textbooks for $10. Inside, they found a 25-cent bill signed by the president of the Republic of Texas. It sold for over $63,000
WBb9 TIL 87% of parents will buy or make Easter baskets for their children—and 81% will then proceed to steal candy from them.
8apxV TIL in May 2007, a man was singing the song "My Way" during karaoke and was shot and killed as he sang. The security guard was complaining that the man's rendition was off-key, and when the victim refused to stop singing, the guard pulled out a .38-caliber pistol and shot the man dead.
byNQ TIL the ‘Tetris Effect’, where a person devoting a large amount of time to a particular pattern-based activity will start unconsciously thinking and dreaming about it
MeV57 TIL as of 2016, Giant Pandas are no longer classified as an endangered species.