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TIL Iran eliminated its kidney transplant waiting list by incentivizing unrelated donors with financial compensation and heath insurance

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mxVKO TIL that comedian Rodney Dangerfield's tombstone bears the inscription "There goes the neighborhood."
1gAD TIL that Kim Jong-il supposedly shot a 38 under par in golf his first time trying the sport. A feat that required no less than 5 hole in ones. The accomplishment is 25 shots better than the world record. Having been satisfied with his preformance, he promptly retired from the sport forever.
VMD1k TIL — About 2,700 employees of 501(c)(3) nonprofits received annual compensation of more than $1 million in 2014, almost one-third more than in 2011. The study, conducted by the Wall Street Journal, analyzed IRS Form 990 Returns for nearly 100,000 organizations.
pm0p TIL That the pit of death in ‘300’ actually exists.
MexWm TIL Jules Winfield, that character Samuel L. Jackson played in "Pulp Fictions," was never supposed to have jheri curls. That wig was brought to the set by mistake. Instead, Jules was supposed to have an afro.