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TIL a survey by SunTrust Mortgage found that a third of millennials home owners said they were influenced by the need to have space for a dog... and their dog was the third most commonly cited reason, coming above children and marriage

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pOgp TIL Serial killer/Cannibal Nathaniel Bar-Jonah after one of his victims disappearance,started to hold cookouts in which he served burgers,chilli and etc to guests.His response was that he had went deer hunting.He did not own a rifle, a hunting license, nor had he been deer hunting at any time.
1aPd8 TIL of the Lockheed bribery scandals. Starting in the 1950s, officials of Lockheed, the aerospace company, bribed many influential individuals including a Dutch prince, a Japanese mob boss and a Saudi Arabian arms dealer in order to negotiate favourable deals. The bribes were exposed in the 1970s.
mQJY TIL that Chinese dissident and journalist Shi Tao was jailed for over 8 years after Yahoo! China facilitated his arrest by providing his personal details to the Chinese government.
KOLK9 TIL about iridodonesis a condition in which the iris (coloured part of the eye) vibrates during eye movements. Upon moving the eye rapidly, the iris can appear to ‘dance’, or ‘tremble’ (tremulousness).
7rOpp TIL of Sonny Graham, recipient of a donor heart from a suicide victim who went on to marry the suicide victims wife. After 12 years of marriage, Graham also ended his own life.