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TIL that Japanese universities hold memorial services for animals that die in laboratory testing.

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PrMJ TIL that there is a Russian version of It’s Always Sunny In Philidelphia called В Москве всегда солнечно, or “It’s Always Sunny in Moscow.” It is about four friends that own a bar called “Philadelphia.”
AW4n TIL Rick Harrison of the hit reality show Pawn Stars, dropped out of high school in 10th grade because he was making $2000 a week selling fake Gucci bags
Y7xDB TIL that the National Hobo Memorial is a cemetery in Britt, Iowa, which includes the graves of several "hobo kings", and markers such as "Pony Horse", "Minneapolis Jewel", and "Shot Down" Wills.
6EnZY TIL that the singer, Sia, adopted two 18 year olds who were about to age out of the foster care system.
pgKQ TIL Kirk Douglas decided to get blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo credited for Spartacus when Kubrick suggested that his own name be used. Douglas found Kubrick’s eagerness to take credit for Trumbo’s work revolting.