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TIL, PETA kills 90% of the animals dropped off at their shelters.

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yVJJe TIL about Gung Haggis Fat Choy, a cultural event originating from Vancouver. The event originated to mark the coincidence of the Scottish cultural celebration of Robert Burns Day (25 Jan) with the Chinese New Year, but has come to represent a celebration of combining cultures in untraditional ways
9Yln7 TIL an oil change for a Bugatti Veyron costs $21,000 and takes approximately 27 hours.
ANA6o TIL about a study analyzing the link between Young Male Syndrome (YMS) and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (sTBI) - Being male is not significant except if alcohol is involved, and intoxicated males tend to survive more than sober ones
woyDW TIL Actor Sorrell Booke (Famous for his role "Boss Hog" on "Dukes of Hazzard") attended both Columbia and Yale, was fluent in 12 languages (including Japanese and Korean), and served as a US Army Intelligence Officer in the Korean War.
Z8v64 TIL there are an estimated 40 million slaves in the World today. For context, the trans-Atlantic slave trade was responsible for 12 million slaves over 400 years.