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TIL that MyPillow founder Mike Lindell had a crack cocaine addiction that led to his dealers staging an intervention on him.

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lonY1 TIL Of Michael Malloy, aka Iron Mike, a man who survived being intentionally alcohol poisoned, having cold water poured on him in the snow and being left alone, and being run over twice by a group trying to collect his life insurance
Ma7m TIL the reason traditional Asian roofs curve out at the corners is to allow more light to enter the windows in winter and give more shade in summer.
1aQ64 TIL the vending machine was invented in the 1st century AD by Hero of Alexandria. It dispensed Holy Water, and was apparently created because people were taking more Holy Water then they were paying for
9YE1M TIL Regis Philbin holds the Guinness World Record for clocking more hours in front of a television camera than anyone else in the history of television
8em4G TIL: Weather balloons are released twice a day, at the same time all around the world.