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TIL The racial group most likely to be killed by law enforcement is Native Americans

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KOJRQ TIL Max Brooks, author of World War Z and son of Mel Brooks, is dyslexic. Brooks' mother, Anne Bancroft, put her career on hold to educate her son, making audio cassettes for all his assigned readings. Brooks thanked his mother, saying, "not only did my mother give me my life, she saved my life."
1a5PD TIL that Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians, chose to auction the film rights of his book for $1 and to retain creative control when he heard that some producers wanted to 'whitewash' the cast
O744 TIL Etsy sold pills that supposedly allowed people to poop glitter
awGZ TIL Whales play around and give rides to dolphins in the wild.
VM7pG TIL that the vlog brothers were negotiating a TV show, the network offered them $2000, Hank accidentally replied all "this number is missing 2 0's" the network replied back and agreed. (34:20)