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TIL a Guatemalan boy saw soldiers come into his village and murder his parents along with the rest of the village, was adopted and raised in an abusive household by one of the men who massacred the villagers, and later gave testimony that sent the killer to prison with a 6,000 year sentence

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Q8Wp TIL that the U.S has less than 5% of the worlds population yet nearly 25% of the worlds prison and jail population
R7LgQ TIL that George Foreman started boxing at age 17. He won an Olympic gold at 19, turned professional at 20 and became the heavyweight champion of the world at 24. He later regained the heavyweight title at 45.
pY69Q Today I Learned that your fingernails and toenails can grow at different speeds depending on which hand is your dominant hand, and a whole bunch of other factors.
9YnjM TIL 1 US dollar in dimes weighs the same as 1 dollar in quarters (22.68 grams)
JZnm TIL according to a Federal Reserve Bank study, poor kids who do everything right don’t do any better than rich kids who do everything wrong. It’s called “opportunity hoarding,” so not only is there a glass ceiling, there’s also a glass floor.