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TIL Since the year 2000 The Red Hot Chili Peppers have donated ¼ of their touring profits to charity

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yQybv TIL of Boxer Billy Collins, who in 1983 had his undefeated career ended when his opponent, Luis Resto, cheated and removed safety padding from his gloves and tore Collins' Iris in his right eye. Depressed, Collins spiraled into alcoholism and depression leading to his apparent suicide.
9m7B TIL Actor, Chevy Chase, played drums in a band that would eventually become Steely Dan. (See Schooling and Music section of link)
jXjQ TIL:of Pando a grove of 47,000 or so trees that is genetically identical and all the trees share a single root system.
1WbP TIL there are more black people in Chicago than in all of Canada.
r9eo TIL Buses don’t need seat belts because of an effect called compartmentalization. Combined with riding higher than most cars, it’s actually one of the safest forms of traveling.