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TIL Prisons have yelp reviews
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TIL the only account of Marco Polo's visit to China is his own first person one. There are no Chinese accounts of his trip and some scholars believe he never actually went at all but made it up using accounts from Persian travellers.
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TIL- In Oymyakon, Russia, the average winter temperature is -58F. In 2013, a record low of -98F was recorded. During the winter, residents keep their cars running at all time and food is often eaten raw or frozen. Schools in the area remain open despite temperatures in the -40s.
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TIL Juice Jacking is a type of cyberattack where public USB charging points double as data connection points, installing malware or copying data. Free USB charging points can be used to steal your data.
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TIL that The Winstons, the soul group who created the most sampled music track in history, received no royalties for their famous drum sample (used by groups such as Oasis). Gregory Coleman, the drummer who performed in the sample, died homeless and destitute in 2006
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TIL that the cofounder and CEO of Patreon, Jack Conte, is a musician and maintains an active career in the indie band Pomplamoose. The band formed in 2008 with himself and singer/bassist Nataly Dawn, who would later become his wife