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TIL Al Capone, America’s most notorious gangster sponsored the charity that served up three hot meals a day to thousands of the unemployed—no questions asked.

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dD5vZ TIL that the Hawaiian island of Lanai is 98% owned by Larry Ellison, cofounder and chairman of Oracle Corporation. While the remaining 2% is owned by the state of Hawaii or other homeowners.
grWl9 TIL: In ancient Rome actors had a very low social status and were seen as little better than prostitutes
1lWr TIL One of the founding members of Greenpeace left the organization because he believe that it had been taken over by left-wing political extremists.
kyxd TIL that in development, the original Crash Bandicoot was codenamed ‘The Sonic’s Ass Game’ in reference to the fact the game was like a 2D platformer in 3D, thus requiring the player to look at the character’s rear the whole time.
NkXQ TIL Chinese tourists in North Korea has been criticized for throwing sweets at North Korean children ‘like they’re feeding ducks’