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TIL – Sharks Get Suntans but Don’t Get Skin Cancer from Sun Exposure

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gMBGy TIL Wolf of Wall Street was funded by money embezzled from the Malaysian government.
JYEpQ TIL that it's only been illegal to sell your organs in the US since 1984, mainly to prevent the wealthy from having an unfair advantage.
wlZM TIL that in 1974 a US soldier stole a helicopter and flew to the White House in Washington, D.C. As he hovered above the south grounds, the Executive Protective Service shot and injured him, forcing him to land. He only received a one-year prison sentence and $2,400 in fines.
9YEGr TIL babies born on planes flying over US territory are granted American citizenship at birth.
8abeZ TIL about Minority Games. When people are given the same amount of information, and are supposed to compete for a natural resource, polarization naturally occurs over time.