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TIL that the Shriners (known for the Shriners Hospitals) are a body of Freemasons dedicated to Fun, Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth.

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D19jP TIL that mathematicians have proved a majority-rule democracy can be forced to vote in favor of any set of policies by constructing a series of intermediate policy sets, each of which a majority of voters will prefer to the preceding policy set.
meEY TIL that gut bacteria could very well be manipulating our minds to cause cravings for certain foods they need in order to stay fit– such as lipids and sugars.
JYOa8 TIL the Suicide Rates per Capita in the infamous Foxconn factories that produce Iphones are lower than all 50 US states
RwPj TIL a homeless man lived for three years in the spaces between the girders of a drawbridge, complete with working TV and Playstation, holding on to the beams every time the bridge raised and lowered to keep from falling.
6nAm TIL the British Navy uses Britney Spears’ music to scare off Somali pirates