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TIL that Zach Helm wrote Stranger Than Fiction and wrote and directed Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium - They are so similar

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9WkX TIL: Among New York City’s Ultra Orthodox Jewish Community, the Molestation/Rape of Young Boys is Potentially More Prevalent Than in the Catholic Church (~50% of boys have been subjected).
wo7OY TIL videographer Alex Kirstich was shooting a school of 5-ft Humboldt squids 30 ft below the surface in the Sea of Cortez when he was attacked by 3 of them & dragged down to a depth of 70 ft, while being bit in the back of his neck. He lost a camera, a necklace, & his dive computer, but he survived.
MkWA TIL in 2010 NY Governor David Paterson pardoned a black man for shooting an unarmed white teen to death after only serving 5 months of his sentence
vPDvL TIL that Knott's Berry Farm Started Out as a Berry Stand and Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant
W7rv8 TIL about 8% of our DNA comes from ancient viruses and now helps our immune system and placenta form.