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TIL an American charity pays drug addicts $300 to get sterilized

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QNPZM TIL that Michael Giacchino wrote the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story score in 4 weeks
m14Mp TIL that in May 2023, the South Charleston Police Department began trying to find the owners of thousands of shoes after a shoe repair business closed down. Many of the shoes had been there for years. One woman received her shoes back that had been in there since 2001.
Dnlr TIL NASA helped the airline industry save billions on fuel with one simple fix
P57L TIL oranges are dyed orange when the weather is not cold enough to produce the characteristic skin color.
x6Vdo TIL women are still not allowed to serve in the Gurkhas, despite the government promising to allow them to in 2018 and women being able to serve combat roles in all other British Army regiments