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TIL that in 2012, ALSA spent less than 8% of their funding on their main objective of research, and 28% on administration and fundraising.

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k9vW TIL that Jimmy McMillan, the guy from the “Rent Is Too Damn High” meme, is a karate expert, and Vietnam War veteran, as well as a former postal worker, stripper, and private investigator.
NrmM TIL a 67-year-old lived his entire life stereoblind, or unable to properly experience depth perception, until he went to a theater and saw Hugo in 3D. He was blown away by the experience of depth during the movie, and afterward the ability stayed, curing him of his condition.
Gymj TIL Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, often used for horror movies and vampire scenes, was originally written to showcase the organ in a church
78Ro7 TIL that in order to fulfill his record contract, singer Andrew Eldritch released one album as the band SSV-NSMABAAOTWMODAACOTIATW, said to stand for "Screw Shareholder Value – Not So Much a Band as Another Opportunity to Waste Money on Drugs and Ammunition Courtesy of the Idiots at Time Warner".
OAgX TIL Last year the US government repealed its ban on domestic propaganda.