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TIL: Man dodged a 20 year prison sentence after “underage” porn star testified on his behalf

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4Q9N TIL Stalin’s hated his oldest son,Yakov, so much that when he tried and failed to commit suicide by gun Stalin joked “He can’t even shoot straight.” Yakov later died in a German concentration camp, possibly after disobeying a guard. Stalin felt this was an honorable death.
v1Xr TIL Biocentrism is the theory that life creates the universe: space and time are merely tools of the human (and animal) mind.
KOAVa TIL that Ramin Djawadi, the composer for Game of Thrones, has the sensory condition Synesthesia, which allows him to visualize and associate music with color.
x6oxo TIL Japan is considered a "super-aged" nation since more than 20% of the population is over 65
v4BD TIL The Islamic world was a dominant player in the history of slavery. Muslims continued to trade in European slaves by raiding European coasts up to the 19th century.