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TIL Pablo Escobar, the infamous Colombian drug lord, invested millions in developing Medellín's impoverished neighborhoods. He funded the construction of housing complexes, parks, football stadiums, hospitals, schools, and churches, earning him a reputation among some as "Robin Hood."

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rpdM TIL that out of the 107 billion humans who have ever lived, and estimated 40% died before the age of 1
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grmoD TIL of Francesco Morosini, a Venetian general who is said to have "dressed always in red from top to toe and never went into action without his cat beside him." After his death, they embalmed his cat Nini alongside him with a mouse between her paws.
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