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TIL. That between 1985 and 2004, the number of people saying there is no one with whom they discuss important matters nearly tripled.

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awVPo TIL That Omarosa was dating Green Mile star Michael Clarke Duncan when he went into cardiac arrest, though she was able to perform CPR and resuscitate him he never fully recovered from the heart attack and died 2 months later in the hospital
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ej1D TIL that the most successful pirate raid in history was Henry Avery’s capture of the Indian treasure ship Ganj-i-sawai in 1695. The plunder was £600,000 worth of jewels and precious metals, equivalent to £52.4 million or $81 million today.
r8X4 TIL Lucy was a chimp who was raised as a human. She was forced back into the wild at the age of 12 when she was more human than ape. A year later, her remains were found with her skin, hands, and feet taken by poachers. It is believe she openly approached them due to her friendliness towards humans.
OGDnL TIL that 25 year-old Clare Torry, who provided the wordless vocals for Pink Floyd’s “The Great Gig in the Sky” from their iconic album Dark Side of the Moon, completed her recording session in two and a half takes. She was paid £30 for her performance.