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TIL that there are now more Americans in jail than there were in Stalin’s Gulag Archipelago

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R7QYQ TIL A Florida Family Unknowingly Consumed Steak Fajitas Tainted With LSD. The Mother Was Pregnant and Gave Birth While Under the Influence.
LjZv TIL the word “mortgage” comes from French, meaning “death pledge”
p8j5O TIL that the oldest dingo fossils in Australia are about 4,000 years old, so dingoes’ ancestors must have reached Australia by boat. Whole-genome studies consistently place dingoes between wolves and wolflike dog breeds.
60G7 TIL: If someone reports their company for tax evasion in the U.S., he or she will receive 15% to 30% of the amount collected.
A5xw TIL It took 4 million gallons of water 7 hours to flood the Roman Colosseum 5 feet for their famous naval battle reenactments.