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TIL: Americans are the most charitable people on earth (GDP), giving over twice that of the next leading nation

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R7Bba TIL The DC villain called "Snowflame" gained his superpowers by doing lots of cocaine.
kO5VE TIL that independent of lifestyle, men have a 2-5 greatest risk of heart disease. Sex differences account for nearly half the risk factor of cardiovascular death
9xlM TIL Microsoft filed a patent in 2011 for media DRM based on monitoring users with cameras connected to a video game console.
18xX TIL at the start of his career, writer Kurt Vonnegut was assigned to write a column for Sports Illustrated about a racehorse that jumped the fence and ran away, after staring at the blank piece of paper on his typewriter all morning, he typed, “The horse jumped over the f**king fence”, and left.
oB9PR TIL that the Dixie Chicks are still de facto "banned" from country music radio due to criticizing President Bush back in 2003. Their music is never played on many country stations.