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TIL Households earning under $13,000 per year spend about 9 percent of their income on lottery tickets

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gMXpy TIL: Susan Bennet, the voice of Siri, didn't even know she had been chosen for Siri, and was only able to get the job because the previous voice-over artist selected for it was absent at the time she was needed. She learned she was Siri when a friend contacted her in October 2011.
4kDAJ TIL smoking a lot of weed can result in cycles of nausea and vomiting. It’s called Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) and people suffering from it says hot showers help their symptoms.
gMdOD TIL that the Sonderkommando in Auschwitz revolted by throwing three SS personnel into the crematorium furnace alive.
pm9A TIL that the creators of South Park, the Simpsons and King of the Hill really hate Family Guy.
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