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TIL Wolf of Wall Street was funded by money embezzled from the Malaysian government.

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16rE8 TIL: A study on the history of bedbugs found that ancient humans received them intermittently due to nomadic lifestyle and they were considered pest and potion ingredients as cures for snake bites, malaria etc. Bed bugs were introduced to America by Europeans and recently there is a resurgence.
ZgGY TIL that more than 900 workers have already died building Qatar’s World Cup infrastructure. The International Trade Union Confederation says that if conditions don’t improve, at least 4,000 migrants will die before kick-off.
yQ0DJ TIL circular indentations on plastic milk jugs have a purpose! The soft, flexible plastic design will bulge if the milk has spoiled, allows extra room for expansion if frozen & absorbs damage from falling.
16Bd TIL False Memory Syndrome is believed to have been abused by multiple therapists in order to convince patients that they have been raped, abused, or were once involved in satanic cults.
QJjEk TIL, unless you have particularly rare facial features, you MAY have literally thousands of doppelgängers (nearly identical lookalikes) around the world