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TIL that almost half of the US population (132.13 million users) spend about 5 to 6 hours of their time using their smartphones

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Mep07 TIL of Stephen Milligan, a British politician who was found dead naked except for a pair of stockings and suspenders, with an electrical flex tied around his neck, a black garbage bag over his head and an orange in his mouth. It's believed he died accidentally as a result of autoerotic asphyxiation.
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