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TIL Chris Pratt worked as a daytime stripper and then was homeless in Maui

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OolEa TIL No authentic writings of Pythagoras have survived. Almost nothing is known for certain about his life. The earliest source describes Pythagoras helping a dog that had been beaten. Pythagoras thought he could recognise his friend's voice in the dog's cries.
QN8lX TIL about the generally misunderstood Camel Spider. According to myths this 'spider' is venomous, grows up to a foot long, screams like a banshee and feast on camel- and humanflesh. While all being false, this lovecraftian critter does chase you around at a frightening 16 kph in search of shade
lowVa TIL that there are estimated to be around 36 active communicating intelligent civilizations in our galaxy according to a research team from the University of Nottingham, UK.
w5OP TIL that Ben Franklin, after conceiving an illegitimate son, advocated sexual affairs with older women, claiming that “it is less sinful to have sex with an older woman than to debauch a virgin.”
1AXX TIL After ships reached the end of their service lives, they are sent to poorer countries’ shores to be dissembled by workers who get paid less than 3 USD a day in near-death, toxic work environments. A large ship takes up to six months to dissemble into scrap metal, and death was not uncommon.