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TIL Prisoners in Brazil can shorten their sentence by reading and writing a report on a book

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GAZBj TIL that Josh Peck's birth was the result of an extramarital affair, with his father being a married co-worker of his mother.
R7g98 TIL there are an estimated 550 wild parrots living in NYC that were accidentally released from a shipment at JFK airport in the late 60s
gMJ8b TIL earthlings have emerged so early in the universe that 92% of earth-like planets aren't even born yet. The universe is about 13.8 billion years old and the last star will die after 100 trillion years.
p8M7O TIL Al Pacino improvised the look of his character Big Boy Caprice in 1990's Dick Tracy
7rad7 TIL studies of Vitamin D supplements show they offer a significant chance of preventing cold & flu, while Vitamin C actually has little to no benefit.