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Today I learned Twitter bought Vine for $30 million months before it was even officially released.

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eZnE TIL oral sex was illegal in Canada… Until it was legalized in 1969.
V1wm TIL that Cleopatra was Greek, not Egyptian
ZpG5a TIL of Bonin English, an English-based creole of the Bonin Islandssouth of Japan with strong Japanese influence, to the extent that it has been called a mixture of English and Japanese.
yjPw TIL the president of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk, would even oppose a cure for AIDS if it was a result of animal testing. On the other hand Mary Beth Sweetland, the VP of PETA, is dependent on insulin; a product which is a result of animal testing.
5VAEp TIL the youngest person to ever be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease was only 19 years old, with initial symptoms beginning at 17.