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TIL smoking crack while pregnant has far less of an effect on the outcome of offspring born full-term, than being born in poverty does.

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neZWP TIL that Hindus in America are the highest educated religious group with 77% of all Hindus in the United States have College Degrees.
g0kA TIL Director Stanley Kubrick, known for his endless takes and long production schedules, obsessed for months over the proper response to a fan letter from the great director Akira Kurosawa. Following many unsent drafts over several months, Kurosawa died before Kubrick could reply.
OopQY TIL about Stephane Breitwieser, an art thief who stole 1.4 billion dollars worth of art. He never sold any of the art, he was an avid art fan and hung them in his house
lbea TIL that California has a higher population than the entirety of Canada.
4Xm05 TIL of Jackie Coogan, a child actor in the silent film era who earned millions of dollars, only to find out in his 20s that his parents spent it all on jewelry and cars. He sued and the litigation resulted in the passage of the Coogan Act, which protects child actors