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TIL Pablo Escobar served time in his own self-built prison, complete with waterbeds, entertainment systems and a spectacular view of Medellín, all protected by his personally selected prison guards.

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rNAr4 TIL Techniques in astronomy of taking images of the sky are being used by dermatologists to monitor melanoma in high-risk patient who have their full body photographed. A patient’s skin is treated like the background sky in an astronomical image, and any moles are treated as stars
o1kY TIL Chinese companies have been caught making tofu out of sewage and marinating meat in goat urine.
WRRo TIL In 2005 the Italian Prime Minister, Berlusconi, insulted Finnish cuisine and joked that Finns ate “marinated reindeer”. In 2008, Finland won an international pizza contest, beating Italy. The name of the winning pizza was “Pizza Berlusconi” which was made of smoked reindeer.
YpY7W TIL that the Ganzfeld Experiment is a technique used to test individuals for ESP and induce hallucinations
pVWb TIL On 9.11.2001, 91 fire trucks and FDNY vehicles were destroyed, and approximately 130 more were damaged. Thanks to “superhuman feats” from the fleet services staff, all companies (except two) were back in service using reserve, spare, and equipment that was repaired within 1 week of 9/11.