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TIL that in Germany there are fake bus stops outside many nursing homes to prevent confused senior citizens from wandering off

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4X7bb TIL author Clive Barker supported himself early in his career by occasionally working as a male prostitute for rich and secretive clients. The experience inspired him to write, "The Hellbound Heart", which was later adapted into the film, "Hellraiser"
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oR1O8 TIL about the sinking of the S.S. Eastland, which rolled over while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. Barely half of the vessel was submerged, yet 844 people (mostly poor working-class immigrants) perished, killing more passengers than the Titanic.
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