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TIL that after being ordered by court to pay $3.6M in fines, Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi (Pirate Bay Co-Founder) wrote them an ‘IOU’

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N9KP TIL that cats have contributed to the extinction of 32 species
awN5A TIL: Your ring to digit finger ratio has been studied as correlated with your testosterone / estrogen exposure at birth and various other skills, personality traits, cognitive abilities, academic performance, and behavior.
Lp1p TIL Nicolas Cage owned a pet octopus and claimed it helped with his acting.
QJkje TIL That at one point the Romans banned formal speeches by candidates so the focus would be on policies
8eAXP TIL Americans are eating out less and less. When Gen X was 18 - 24 years old they ordered from or ate at restaurants 284 times per year, Millennials 244 times per year when they were 18 - 24, and currently Gen Z eats out or orders from restaurants 218 times per year.