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TIL Jimmy Buffett saved Colin Jost's Life in 2014

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8ayra TIL that Soviet Unions party's last chief treasurer allegedly killed himself in 1991, he was responsible for the party's assets, estimated to be worth nearly $9 billion, which have never been located since
Qoa TIL: Lobsters were once considered insects of the sea and couldn’t be fed to prisoners more than once a week because it was considered “cruel punishment”.
6ElKW TIL that the invention of barbed wire started many disputes, and eventually led to a concentration of power in the hands of the land owners. The wealthy ranchers started fencing their land and individuals with livestock but no land had nowhere for their livestock.
dDJpd TIL Bigorexia is a condition where someone thinks that their body is puny or not muscular enough, even if objectively they would be considered fit or athletic by other people, the condition is also called Muscle Dysmorphia. About 10% of the men going to the gym suffers from it.
9J6G TIL New York City paid $500 million to settle claims against its police department over just five years