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TIL That a prisoner in Venezuela makes more money a week from prison than I do in a month!

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7rPAb TIL of Yoñlu, a Brazilian singer-songwriter. After commiting suicide at the age of sixteen, his work was found in a CD-R by his parents, and was released posthumously, becoming rather successful within the independent scene. Now, he's getting a movie done on his life, also known as "Yoñlu".
l7vXK TIL the descendants of Moctezuma II, the last Aztec emperor, are members of the Spanish nobility
1aLVW TIL Chinese Emperor Xianfeng's reign title "Universal Prosperity", did not reflect the situation. When he came to the throne at 19 in 1850 the first of a series of popular rebellions began that would nearly destroy the dynasty
dGZ7 TIL that soviet scientists have been genetically breeding a species of fox since the 1950’s and have created the only known tame species of fox in the world in just over 50 years
6EXXm TIL of teenage serial killer Charles Starkweather, who killed 11 people with his 14-year-old girlfriend. After his first murder, Starkweather believed he had transcended his former self, reaching a new plane of existence in which he could commit any crime without guilt or fear of repercussion.