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TIL that due to casino profit distributions, every Seminole Native American is a multi-millionaire by the time they turn 18

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Wkylo TIL Lays marketed a low calorie "WOW" brand of chips that made consumers crap their pants. The main ingredient, Olestra, is a fat substitute which allows for frying without calories being added. The problem is your body can't absorb it. Consumers suffered from cramping, diarrhea, and anal leakage.
1PxV TIL threatening the President of the United States is a class E felony under United States CodeTitle 18, Section 871. The offense is punishable by up to 5 years in prison, a $250,000 maximum fine, a $100 special assessment, and 3 years of supervised release and some internet restrictions
d6RQ TIL Ecuador are going to sell a third of its Amazon rainforest to Chinese oil companies.
KOaRa TIL that much of the human genome is made up the DNA of long extinct viruses which infected our ancestors
gbg9 TIL August 24 is the anniversary of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the devastation of Pompeii (79 A.D.). The city was buried under 14 to 17 feet of ash and pumice, and would not be rediscovered again until 1748.