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TIL after an 84 year old man committed suicide, police discovered he'd been living under a false identity (of a dead 8 year old boy) for decades... his co-workers claim he never spoke, and he had no friends

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5Ybap TIL In modern music sales, the "Album-Equivalent Unit" is used to define the consumption of music that equals the purchase of 1 album copy. In the United States, 1,250 premium audio streams, 3,750 ad-supported streams, or 3,750 video streams are equal to 1 album unit.
DQMbP TIL Smarter Men Are Less Aggressive in Relationships and More Committed
QplL TIL in the 50s a white man disguised himself as a black man and traveled to some of the most racially segregated parts of America. He found blatant acts of racism almost everywhere he went, and published a book about his experiences called Black Like Me.
8e6Kb TIL that in 2012 a 15 year old girl in Pakistan was the target of an assassination attempt because of her Pro-Womens Education activism. In 2014 she would win a Nobel Peace Prize, making her the youngest ever Nobel laureate at 17.
9YnwG TIL that the last beneficiary of the Civil War veteran's pension died just 2 months ago (May 31, 2020)