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TIL convicted Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tzarnaev who is on death row has received over $26,000 in donations from admirers and family. He currently has a plus balance of over 4,000 dollars to be used at the prison canteen.

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YpLZv TIL that the US army guys who took part in the clean up of Enewetak Atol after nuclear testing are dying from radiation related illnesses and the US government wont recognise them.
a8G5J TIL one criteria to become a Catholic Church Saint, you must have performed atleast 1 miracle in your lifetime
X07MX TIL a startup called "Novamin" marketed a bioglass for toothpaste that can repair damaged enamel; GlaxoSmithKline bought the company in 2010, pulled it from every US toothpaste brand, and now sells it exclusively overseas as Sensodyne Repair and Protect which in the US instead includes fluoride.
d0Qr TIL that at $265 million, GTA V cost more to make than every Hollywood blockbuster ever made - except one: Pirates of the Caribbean 3, which holds the top record at $300 million. Rockstar has already made the money back on pre-orders alone.
5aRB TIL: Weird Al Yankovic was going to parody Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die” with “Chicken Pot Pie” but McCartney denied his request due to being a vegetarian.