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Til: The Reason Samuel L. Jackson yells “Motherf---er" is that as a child he had a stutter and this helped keep his speech fluid

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YplJr TIL architect Alejandro Echeverri was approached by the mayor of Medellin, one of the most dangerous cities in the world, to revitalize the city. He focused on building in the poorest areas first to bring people and infrastructure into these neighborhoods. Crime dropped substantially.
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9Yj4r TIL Maple trees produce those little "helicopter spinners", which are actually their old spring blossoms, all dried up around a seed pod.
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