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TIL Netherlands Closed Eight Prisons Due To Lack Of Criminals

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OomvR TIL that the daily routine of Hunter S. Thompson began at 3 pm with cigarettes, cocaine and scotch, and he would begin writing at midnight whilst tripping on LSD, snorting excessive amounts of cocaine, smoking marijuana, drinking constantly and watching porn.
R0Dj TIL the US has been using the same poverty guideline since 1965. It assumes we spend 1/3 of our income on food, & sets the federal poverty level at 3x the estimated cost of a family’s food. However, we now spend only ~1/6 of our income on food, while other necessities have become far more expensive
wLjX1 TIL the "blobfish" has been voted the world's ugliest animal. It will now serve as the mascot for the Ugly Animal Preservation Society.
OoGmg TIL Bedbugs were almost eradicated but are on the rise in the United States.
WkZ4L TIL that Coca-Cola was fined approximately $2000 by the Hungarian Authority for Consumer Protection for Ads With Same-Sex Couples ‘Undermining Adolescents’ Moral Development’.